we had a few new books come Winston and I ,two from reviews I ve read on other blogs and one from a publisher
they are –
skylark byDezsö Kosztolányi which i read about on trevors blog the mooske and the gripes also nyrb had a poscast with a reading from the book .it follows skylark a young girl in a small hungarian town in 1900 .
The book of things by Ilhan Berk from salt publishing Ilhan was turkeys leading modernist poet this is a group of three volumes brought together in a single work translated by George Messo ,these are wonderfully set out and look amazing and is the start of some translated poetry on the Winstonsdad
The libary at night by Alberto Manguelo – which considered my recent wobble on blogging may jump up the pile ,Manguel is so passionate about books and reading i read about this on emily janes blog although have read a couple of his other books over the years his stevenson under the palms i loved .
I have A Reading Diary by Alberto Manguel on my TBR pile. Actually, I’ve tried reading it once, but really couldn’t get into it. I know it’s a book that is loved in general, but I guess it’s not for me? Maybe I should try again.
I like the sound of Skylark and I’m curious about the Turkish poetry.
I hope you enjoy all of the books 🙂
thanks i m looking forward to turkish poetry ,looks different and something new ,all the best stu
I haven’t been able to see pictures on your blog for a few days, Stu (FYI) but it only seems to be some of them so I can’t see what you got. Also, the links don’t work for me (don’t know why – I am WP too).
Whatever you got, hope you enjoy them 🙂
maybe my fault posted this am via smartphone ,pictures may be to rich for size i ve put them ,sorry i ll adjust later after work and fix links sorry stu ,thanks looking forward to poems
All of these books sound really good! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts, especially on the Turkish poetry. Very intriguing 🙂
shall be reading the poetry soon it looks very good and wonderfully layed out on the page ,stu
Looking forward to your review of skylark.
This book seems really good the podcast of first chapter on nyrb podcast ,stu
Hope you enjoy The Library at Night as much as I did. The other two books you’ve got here look great, too!
thanks Emily jane ,the other two do look great as well ,stu
I’ve never, ever been a fan of poetry Stu, but that Alberto Manguelo looks v. interesting.
Nice to see that Winston’s sneaked into in the shot too 🙂
Warmest
Rob
yes alberto meant be very good rob ,all the best stu
i haven’t heard of any of these titles, but they all look very interesting. i’m most interested to see what you think of Skylark. happy reading!