Now I do like a good reading month, so far I have run two Spanish Lit months and now want to do an Eastern european reading month , i tried and failed to do a Polish one a few years ago so East Europe seems a better chance more countries more writers .What countries you may ask , so all the countries in this picture , or them since the split of the eastern bloc so this map shows it just before the split ,of course there is many more countries now .I for one have a huge collection of books from the former Eastern Bloc countries waiting to be read also some of my favourite pulishers, publish from their Istros books and Twisted spoon .Have you a favourite country and writer from the former Eastern Bloc ?
I’ll join in Stu – I have a couple of Istros Books unread (“The Great War” being one) and like you I love their books, enlightening writing.
Yes Susan bringing some great books out
Wow, Eastern European fiction! Awesome. I’m always curious about it, such a shame I have no source at all to join you, but I sure will keep on the updates in your blog :)))
I might join. Since, as you wrote, it includes so many countries, I’m sure I’ll manage at least one book.
Forgot to say – it’s a great idea, Stu.
Great and interesting idea! I have a few books that fit, and I should be able to read at least one of them.
Herta Muller’s The Land of Green Plums – but a gruelling read.
More reasons to read (East) German fiction? I’m in! 🙂
This sounds appealing. I’ve been meaning to re-read some books by Ivo Andrić for a while and this might give me a good excuse. I used the German Lit Month as an excuse to re-read some books so it should work here as well. I may even find some new ones! Does it include Russian material as well?
Good idea Stu! I’m about halfway through the 756 page The Museum of Abandoned Secrets by Oksana Zabuzhko, I may finish it by March.
Nice! I like a lot! Goes well with Rose City Reader’s European Reading Challenge, not to mention others like the Mysteries in Ink’s Global Reading Challenge.
I have a few books already lined up and waiting to be read, although I’d have liked to bring more Romanian writers to the table (and I wouldn’t be able to do that without buying some new books, but have a book-buying ban currently on). I think it will be Polish for me, mainly.
I’d certainly be up for this – one of favourite areas for sourcing fiction! I love these months as it allows me to search through my books, often finding ones I had forgotten about!
Me too plus I have a lot of East European brought last year or two so shall have plenty to read
Great idea, Stu – you can count me in. The literature of this region is extremely interesting. Since I live since many years in Bulgaria, it will not surprise you that I have at least two books from Bulgaria on my TBR pile: Virginia Zaharieva: Nine Rabbits and Alexander Shpatov: #LivefromSofia, both published in English last year.
Fine idea, Stu–should produce lots of interesting and maybe overlooked novels for review.
Ismael Kadare? He’s great – Albanian. The File on H and many others.
He is just posted one of his books today in fact but have others on my tbr
I`ll be reading Vilnias Poker by Ricardas Gavelis from my TBR pile.
Set in Soviet controlled Lithuania in the 1970`s.
Heavy doses of paranoia.
Great choice know richard at caravana huge fan of that one
I’ve found a Moldavian book, although it is mainly set in Italy (about economic migration), so I may read that instead. The Good Life Elsewhere by Vladimir Lorchenkov.
Look forward to your thoughts