BOOKS READ 2014

A record of the books I have read in 2014

1. the art and craft of approaching your head of department to submit a request for a raise by Georges Perec france
2. The confusion of young Törless by Robert Musil Austria
3. Naomi by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki Japan
4. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon Belgian
5. Miruna ,a tale by  Bogdan Suceavă Romanian
6. The restaurant of love regained by Ito Ogawa Japan
7. Zenith Hotel by Oscar Coop – Phane france (review in march )
8. The people in the photo by Helene Gestern (review in feb)
9. The lonely hearts club by Raul Nunez argentina
10. The last day of a condemned man by Victor Hugo France
11. Botchan by Natsume Soseki Japan
12. the space between us by Zoya Pipzad Iran
13. The infatuations  by Javier Marias spain
14. The castle of whispers by Carole Martinez France
15. The front seat passenger by Pascal Garnier france
16. Crumbs by Miha Mazzini  Slovenia
17. Polychrome by Joanna Jodełka poland
18. Oliver VII by Antal Szarb
19. Every promise by Andrea Bajani Italy
20. Journey into the past by Stefan Zweig austria
21. the break by Pietro Grossi  Italy
22. Amok and other stories by Stefan Zweig Austria
23. Death in Pont-Aven by Jean-Luc Bannalec Germany
24. The late Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon Belgium
25. A french novel by Frederic Beigbeder france
26. Pigs foot by Carlos Acosta Cuba
27. Dead star by Alavro Bisama Chile
28. Irene by Pierre Lemaitre France
29. Nagasaki by Eric Faye France
30. talking to ourselves by Andres Neuman Argentina
31. Heaven and hell by Jon Kalman stefansson Iceland
32. The fencer / L’escrimeur by Ayala R
33. The dark road by Ma Jian China
34. Butterflies in November by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir Iceland
35. Look who’s back by Timur Vermes German
36. The corpse washer by Sinan Antoon Iraq
37. The sorrow of angels by Jon Kalman Steffansson Iceland
38. Never any end to Paris by Enrique Vila-Matas spain
39. A women’s story by Annie Ernaux France
40. Exposure by Sayed Kashua Israeli
41. The hanged man of Saint-Pholien by Georges Simenon Belgium
42. The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim Iraq
43. Back to Back by Julie Franck Germany
44. Diary of the fall by Michel Laub Brazil
45. Liveforever by Andres Caicedo Columbia
46. Charlie Chaplins last dance by Fabio Stassi Italy
47. Chewing gum by Mansour Bushnaf Libya
48. Near to the wild heart by Clarice lispector Brazil
49. The carter of la provvidence by Georges Simenon Belgium
50. Compartment no.6 by Rosa Liksom Finland
51. Sworn virgins by Elvira Dones Albania
52. under the channel by Gilles Petel french
53. The truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel dicker swiss
54. Boyhood island by Karl Ove Knausgaard Norway
55. Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov Uzbekistan
56. Blood drenched beard by Daniel Galera Brazil
57. mission London by Alek Popov Bulgaria
58. The blue room by Hanne Ørstavik Norway
59. Judges a trio of stories by Italian writers  Italy
60. Leaf storm by Gabriel Garcia Marquez  Columbia
61. The art of Killing well by Marco Malvaldi Italy
62. The insufferable Gaucho by Robert Bolano Chile
63. The hungry Ghosts by Shyma Selvadurai Sri Lanka
64. Meatspace by Nikesh Shikla
65. chronicle of a death foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Columbia
66. Lizard tails by Juan Marse Spain
67. The family of Pascaul Duarte by Camilo Jose Cela Spain
68. John and George by John Dolan English
69. The eagles throne by Carlos Fuentes Mexico
70. The Mahe Circle by Georges Simenon Belgium
71. The ingenious gentleman and poet Federico Garcia Lorca ascends to hell by Carlos Rojas Spain
72. The poisoning angel by Jean Teule French
73. Outlaws by Javier Cercas
74. The caligraphy of dreams by Juan Marse Spain
75. Artic summer by Damon Galgut South Africa
76. The extraordinary journey of fakir who got trapped in Ikea wardrobe by Roman Puertolas France
77. In search of Klingsor by Jorge Volpi mexico
78. The story of a ship wrecked sailor by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Columbia
79. The book of Gaza – various writers Palenstine
80. The legs of Izolda Morgan by Bruno Jasienski Poland
81. Twilight of eastern gods by Ismail Kadare  Albania
82. Bilbao – New York -Bilbao by Kirmen Uribe spain
83. Zone by Mathias Enard French
84. Memory theatre by Simon Critchley English
85. A notebook by Agota Kristoff Hungary
86. Escape by Dominique Manotti French
87. The colour of dawn by Yanick Lahens Haiti
88. Manja by Anna Gmeyner Austria
89. Someday we’ll tell each other everything by Daniela Krien German
90. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami Jpan
91. Fire in the blood by Irene Nemirovsky France
92. The appointment by Herta Muller Germany
93. Solar Plexus by Rustam Ibragimbekov Azerbaijan
94. The portrait by Willem Jan Otten Netherlands
95. The sermon on the fall of Rome by Jerome Ferrari France
96. Forever yours by Daniel Glattauer German
97. A mind at peace by Ahmet Hamdi Tannipar Turkey
98. Vatican cellars by Andre Gide France
99. Indigo by Clemens J Setz Austrian
100. The glory of life by Michael Kumpfmuller German
101. Parfums by Philippe Claudel Belgian
102. 18% Gray by Zachary Karabashliev Bulgaria
103. By night the mountains burns by Juan Tomas Avila Laurel Equatorial Guinea
104. Uppsala woods by Alvaro Colomer spain
105. Fear and trembling by Amelie Nothomb Belgium
106. The safety net by Heinrich Boll German
107. Portrait of a man by Georges Perec France
108. Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo Mexico
109. Confessions by jaume Cabre Spain
110. This should be in the present tense by Helle helle Denmark
111. The search warrant by Patrick modiano France
112. Uncertain Glory by Joan Sales Catalan
113. All quiet on the western front by Erich Maria Remarque German
114. Harraga  by Boualem Sansal Algeria
115. Nowhere people by Paulo Scott Brazil
116. Iza’s Ballad by Magda Szabo Hungary
117. The radiance of the King by Camara Laye Guinea
118. The things we don’t do by Andres Neuman Argentina
119. A price to pay by Alex Capus Switzerland
120. The whales in Lake Tanganyika by Lennart hagerfors Sweden
121. The false Apocalypse by Fatos Lubonja Albania
122. The neruda case by Roberto Ampuero Chile
123. Raw material by Jorg fauser Germany
124. Chef by Martin Suter Swizerland
125. Barbarian spring by Jonas Luscher Switzerland
126. The tower by Uwe Tellkamp Germany
127. the legend of the holy drinker by Joesph Roth  Austria
128. Pavane for a dead pincess by Park Min-Gyu Korea
129. Beside the sea by Veronique Olmi France
130. Stones in a landslide by Maria Barbal Catalan
131. The tango singer by Tomas Eloy martinez Argentina
132. The black sign by Lars Morch Finbourd Norway
133. Noontide toll by Romesh Gunesekera Sri Lanka
134. Letters to posiden by Cees Nooteboom Holland
135. A god in every stone by Kamila Shamsie Pakistan
136. The wandering pine by Per olov Enquist Sweden
137. Arab Jazz by Karim miske france
138. Potrait of the mother as a young women by Freidrich Christian Delius German
139. The crying of lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon US
140. Our Musseque by Jose uandino Viera Angola

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