Read six, loved three of those, didn't like three. Have one more in hand to read. Have easy access to six more. That leaves twelve that I might not see for months, if ever.
The ones I've read:
Tirza by Arnon Grunberg - Liked it, 5 star liked it.
The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra by Pedro Mairal - One of my favorites- 5 star
The Infatuations by Javier Marías - A real struggle
A True Novel by Minae Mizumura - Loved it! 5 star
In the Night of Time by Antonio Muñoz Molina - Slogged through, not a favorite
City of Angels, or, The Overcoat of Dr. Freud by Christa Wolf - Don't understand the fuss, just not my kind of thing
Next to read:
My Struggle: Book Two by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Just got from library, haven't started it.
Available from local libraries:
Horses of God by Mahi Binebine
Textile by Orly Castel-Bloom
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
Seiobo There Below by László Krasznahorkai
Autobiography of a Corpse by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
The Whispering Muse by Sjó
If I want to read any of the rest, I'll have to beg, buy, or search libraries out of local system. Which are worth buying or tracking down? Maybe a couple will show up in local library now that they are on this longlist.
Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu
Sleet by Stig Dagerman
Her Not All Her by Elfriede Jelinek
The African Shore by Rodrigo Rey Rosa
Through the Night by Stig Sæterbakken
Commentary by Marcelle Sauvageot
Leg Over Leg Vol. 1 by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq
The Forbidden Kingdom by Jan Jacob Slauerhoff
The Devil’s Workshop by Jáchym Topol
The End of Love by Marcos Giralt Torrente
Red Grass by Boris Vian
'Blinding' would be my recommendation, but it is a very heavy read :)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I've just posted on BTBA v IFFP if you're interested:
http://tonysreadinglist.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/iffp-and-btba-few-thoughts.html