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 ?
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 10:24:23
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.
Jan 06, 2015 @ 10:25:02
Yes Susan bringing some great books out
Jan 06, 2015 @ 12:11:07
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 :)))
Jan 06, 2015 @ 14:29:14
I might join. Since, as you wrote, it includes so many countries, I’m sure I’ll manage at least one book.
Jan 06, 2015 @ 14:29:33
Forgot to say – it’s a great idea, Stu.
Jan 06, 2015 @ 15:20:13
Great and interesting idea! I have a few books that fit, and I should be able to read at least one of them.
Jan 06, 2015 @ 18:23:23
Herta Muller’s The Land of Green Plums – but a gruelling read.
Jan 06, 2015 @ 18:33:19
More reasons to read (East) German fiction? I’m in! 🙂
Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:03:34
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?
Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:58:53
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.
Jan 07, 2015 @ 03:19:33
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.
Jan 07, 2015 @ 12:10:49
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.
Jan 07, 2015 @ 19:26:21
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!
Jan 07, 2015 @ 19:27:19
Me too plus I have a lot of East European brought last year or two so shall have plenty to read
Jan 08, 2015 @ 09:56:58
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.
Jan 13, 2015 @ 20:25:01
Fine idea, Stu–should produce lots of interesting and maybe overlooked novels for review.
Jan 30, 2015 @ 14:49:26
Ismael Kadare? He’s great – Albanian. The File on H and many others.
Jan 30, 2015 @ 14:50:11
He is just posted one of his books today in fact but have others on my tbr
Feb 08, 2015 @ 14:17:45
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.
Feb 08, 2015 @ 14:35:05
Great choice know richard at caravana huge fan of that one
Mar 01, 2015 @ 19:46:32
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.
Mar 01, 2015 @ 19:59:25
Look forward to your thoughts