Well I’m a day late but earlier in the year I said I waned to do an Eastern European month .Thus reading books from what made up the soviet bloc behind the iron curtain before it fell . I have long enjoyed the literature from this region . From Ismail Kadare , Witold Gombrowicz to new voices like Andrej Nikoladis .The region also has three of my favourite publishers .
Istros books – publishing the best in Balkan fiction . I have reviewed a number of their books and every one has been a gem . Suggest book – The son by Andrej Nikoladis
Twisted spoon – They mainly do Czech fiction modern and classic but have done a few from elsewhere in Eastern Europe . Suggested book Of kids and parents by Emil Hakl .
of kids and parents
Stork press – bring great voice from poland but also a great look at the uk through Polish eyes . Suggested book Madame Mephisto by A M Bakalar .
So a few suggestions .This just a small try out year , obviously with recent events I fell behind in planning but have a few books read for the month and look forward to every ones choices this month ,
Mar 03, 2015 @ 14:43:52
Lovely! I will try and get involved Stu – I have at least 1 Twisted Spoon book on my pile!
Mar 03, 2015 @ 15:27:49
I have been looking forward to exploring this genre.
My list :
`Cafe Europa` by Slavenka Drakulic – Croatia – (on recommendation from one of your previous posts )
`Poems` by Wistawa Szymborska – Poland – Winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize for Literature.
`We the Living` by Ayn Rand – USSR
`A Captive Mind` by Czeslaw Milosz- Poland – ( a re-read for me, first read in 1990`s )
`Vilnius Poker` by Ricardas Gavelis – Lithuania
Thank-you for recommending Istros Books.
They have an interesting collection, just ordered `Miruna, a Tale ` by Bogdan Suceava – Romania.
Thank-you for sponsoring this project !
Mar 03, 2015 @ 17:35:09
Great selection know Vilnius poker a fav of richard over at caravana
Mar 03, 2015 @ 19:09:44
Today I bought a copy of Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb so I now have two books to read for your month. I look forward to seeing what everyone else reads. Thank you for organising it!
Mar 03, 2015 @ 19:14:14
great that is a wonderful choice
Mar 03, 2015 @ 23:12:02
Drat, if I’d waited a week I could have claimed Satantango for Hungary. Now my reading for the next few months is going to be Australian
Mar 03, 2015 @ 23:54:31
I’ve been looking for an excuse/reason to finally read Joanna Jodelka’s Polychrome. This is the nudge I needed!
Mar 04, 2015 @ 09:08:14
I too want to read Jodelka, Col, but thought I wouldn’t have the time. However, I finished the Moldavian book by Lorchenkov in just a few hours yesterday, so I may have time to squeeze in another (I’m also planning to read Tales of Genji this month, hence the hesitation).
Mar 04, 2015 @ 10:49:49
I just finished today a really good novella by Boleslaw Prus, Poland 1847 to 1912 about a factory. I will post on it and link to your great event very soon.
Mar 04, 2015 @ 11:24:42
I plan to review: Virginia Zaharieva: 9 Rabbits; Zachary Karabashliev: 18% Gray; Alexander Shpatov: #LivefromSofia; Viktor Pelevin: Omon Ra; Ismail Kadare: The Fall of the Stone City; and maybe a few more if I can manage…
Mar 06, 2015 @ 19:24:39
I loved 18% Gray.
Mar 05, 2015 @ 10:37:09
I posted on “The Returning Wave”, a short story by Boleslaw Prus. There is a link in my post where you can download this story and other older Polish short stories.
Mar 06, 2015 @ 19:23:45
Count me in, Stu. I have two upcoming billets about two Hungarian books.
Mar 06, 2015 @ 19:24:15
Thanks Emma look forward to your reviews
Mar 17, 2015 @ 21:23:06
Here they are :
I denounce humanity by Frigyes Karinthy
https://bookaroundthecorner.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/i-denounce-humanity-by-frigyes-karinthy/
and L’Epouse rebelle (1934) by Zsigmond Móricz
https://bookaroundthecorner.wordpress.com/2015/03/14/many-a-true-word-is-said-in-jest/
Mar 08, 2015 @ 10:16:32
I’m sorry I’m so late. I’ve lost track of time. I hope to read Kundera and maybe Of Kids and Parents.
Mar 09, 2015 @ 19:27:12
I’m hoping to start over the next few days. I thought this would be a great excuse to re-read some books that I read years ago: I’ve lined up ‘The Bridge on the River Drina’ by Ivo Andric & ‘The Joke’ by Milan Kundera.
Mar 11, 2015 @ 06:02:24
I just posted on two interesting 21th century Hungarian short stories, both focusing on the narrator’s relationship to his mother.
http://rereadinglives.blogspot.com/2015/03/two-twenty-first-century-hungarian.html
Mar 15, 2015 @ 20:28:09
I’ve posted a review of Milan Kundera’s first novel, The Joke.
Mar 17, 2015 @ 14:02:53
You have no idea how excited I am that you are doing this for March. Cheers!
Mar 24, 2015 @ 09:01:05
There are two excellent collections of older public domain translations of Polish short stories, including the novel,I just read The Outpost by Boleslaw Prus, at Manybooks.net
Mar 24, 2015 @ 09:47:45
Thanks will look those up have the doll by him on my shelves
Mar 29, 2015 @ 22:31:58
My apologies for missing this Stu, what with IFFP25 and a bit of turmoil on the home front (Aged Parents Interstate, cyclonic new puppy), I just didn’t get to it. I’ll do better next year.