I had planned to be away from home most of the week, but the place had no air conditioning. Monday night was quite pleasant, Tuesday night was miserable so we gave up and came home on Wednesday morning. It was too hot to do anything but read so I made a dent in the owned-but-unread stack.
This week the "Deal Me In" card is the Seven of Hearts; the selection is The Provincials by Daniel Alarcón (in The best American short stories, 2013, Kindle ed.)
Online...
The Illegal Ramen Vendors of Postwar Tokyo: Black markets and American wheat imports popularized ramen. By Hunter Lu
Two of my favorite topics - Postwar Japan and Food.
from my shelves...
When Adam Opens His Eyes
by Jung-Il Jang; translated from the Korean by Sun-Ae Hwang and Horace Jeffery Hodges
Coming of age...
Lost Cities Found Objects, linked stories
by
Robert Fagan
OK, but it was my least favorite of this week's reading
The Animal Gazer by Edgardo Franzosini; translated from the Italian by Michael F. Moore
bio-fic inspired by the life of sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti
Brother in Ice by Alicia Kopf; translated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem
A young woman muses on her family relationships (including a disabled older brother) whilst engaging in research on the polar regions and other icy things. Excellent!
Sight by Jessie Greengrass
Advance Review Copy. As in Brother in Ice,
a young woman muses on her life and family (especially pregnancy and mother/daughter/grandaughter relationships) whilst researching. This
time the research involves Freud, Rontgen, and William and John Hunter. Also Excellent!
Allmen and the Dragonflies by Martin Suter; translated from the German by Steph Morris
Underhanded shenanigans in the world of art collectors and thieves. In this case the art is five missing Art Nouveau glass bowls created by renowned French artist Émile Gallé. Fictional account of what might have happened the the bowls.
The Baklava Club (Yashim the Eunuch #5) by Jason Goodwin
A pleasant mystery--not nearly as much fun as Allemen (above)--but OK. I haven't read the others in the series, I might pick one up at the library when I want a not too demanding diversion.
The Endless Summer by Madame Nielsen; translated from the Danish by Gaye Kynoch
Had trouble getting into this but it turned out to be a favorite. It just took a while to click.
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