Story: East of the Web's story of the day on the day I draw this card. Phase in Space by Paul O'NeillThis turned out to be very short, jokey, and fun.
card: 4 (or any other) club: by Carlson Choo
from my shelves...
Tristana by Benito Pérez Galdós; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa; Introduction by Jeremy Treglown
Wonderful classic about a confined woman who breaks free--or does she? Most of the story puts forth ideas of gender equality which is interesting in a novel written and set in Spain in the 1890s. But in the end reality sets in.
Guadalajara by Quim Monzó; translated from the Catalan by Peter Bush
Superb short stories. Can't pick a favorite because I liked them all.
Contents: Family life -- Outside the gates of Troy -- Helvetian freedoms -- Gregor -- A hunger and thirst for justice -- A day like any other -- Life is so short -- The power of words -- Literature -- Centripetal force -- Strategies --The lives of prophets -- During the war -- Books.
from the library...
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky
An honest, realistic appreciation of a city that is often over-romanticized in both fiction and non-fiction.
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