The City of Devi (2013) – Manil SURI
The recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula remind us that the flashpoints of the future are not in Europe or America—they are in Asia. From North Korean tinpot tyrants to […]
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Confessions of a Mask (1949) – MISHIMA Yukio
I’ve been scouring my uni’s library for hard-to-find books in the last few weeks, since tomorrow, I will no longer live in the same city. I’ve been particularly interested in […]
Wulf (2011) – Hamish CLAYTON
I picked this up earlier in the year while I was in New Zealand in a rather excellent independent bookshop called Unity Books. I was looking for some new New […]
The Amazing Adventure of Kavalier and Clay (2000) – Michael CHABON
I have a great deal of respect for the person Michael Chabon, born mainly out of the fact that he understands the importance of genre fiction, and the role it […]
The Uncle’s Story (2000) – Witi IHIMAERA
Like the good person I am, on my recent jaunt over the ditch (to New Zealand, for those playing overseas), I sought out some good bookshops. Partially because I’m a […]
The Stranger’s Child (2011) – Alan HOLLINGHURST
Alan Hollinghurst is not someone I would describe as a fast writer. His last novel, The Line of Beauty, came out in 2004, and beat Cloud Atlas – one of […]
Sputnik Sweetheart (1999) – Haruki MURAKAMI
Haruki Murakami’s new novel, 1Q84, is being released in English translation later this year, and I’m quite keen to read it. As such, I’m trying to catch up on some […]
Forbidden Colours (1953) – Yukio MISHIMA
Mishima is one of the big names in post-war Japanese fiction. I’ve read him before, but was left cold, feeling that he tends more towards philosophy than literature, if that […]
The Corrections (2001) – Jonathan FRANZEN
You may be surprised to learn that, at work, we are still selling several copies of Franzen’s new(ish) novel, Freedom, every week. Cheers, Oprah. But then someone gave me The […]
