Well the first book I got sent this year is from a writer I have reviewed before Boualem Sansal is an Algerian writer that has had his works banned and censored in his homeland. I reviewed Harraga Two years ago. This is of course an homage in a way to Orwell’s great book 1984 and also a work against all totalitarian regiemes here in the future a country called Abistan after its spiritual leader a place where like in Orwell’s world every move is watch we find one man who is trying to find a new truth. What was your first book of 2017
Hi now this was a book I enjoyed, happy reading
I think we’ll pass over my first book because it was a non-fiction book and I didn’t think much of it! My first novel was The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow which I thought was wonderful, and my first translation of the year is Adventures in the Slavic Kitchen, a book of essays with recipes, by Igor Klekh, translated by Slava I Yastremski and Michael M Naydan (from Glagoslav Publications) – which was fascinating!
I always think it’s so sad that these places that fought to get their independence from colonial powers end up being horrible repressive places that won’t let their authors publish…
I got a copy of this one in the post yesterday. Looking forward to reading it.
Like you, I read his previous novel and I’m looking forward to getting this one. (I also like a bit of dystopian fiction!)