Hans Remembers- Thursday October 8, 1970- 50 Years ago. Soviet author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was announced as the Nobel Prize winner in Literature. He would not be allowed to leave the Soviet Union to accept the award. Solzhenitsyn was expelled from the Union of Soviet Writers in 1968. The Soviets were not happy with his winning […]
HANS REMEMBERS- THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 1970- 50 YEARS AGO — slicethelife
*Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s most famous work here.
I had no idea what to expect out of this book because, as usual, I didn’t read anything about it before picking it up. I liked to do that with book club books because I like being surprised. Maybe I wouldn’t have been waiting for something to happen for so long if I’d known that […]
Book Review: In the Distance by Hernán DÃaz (2/5) — Taking On a World of Words
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Our Daily Concerns Swedish writer, Fredrik Backman’s literary career has certainly taken an upward trajectory. The phenomenal and critical success of A Man Called Ove (2013, originally published in Swedish as En man som heter Ove) has made him a household name, not just in his native Sweden but all over the world. His study […]
Book Review # 206: Anxious People — The Pine-Scented Chronicles
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My Review of Liars and Thieves by Diana Wallace Peach. I must say Liars and Thieves kept my attention and I stayed up past midnight for two nights until I finished reading the book. There’s a map at the beginning of the book. I even printed out the map and follow the characters and events […]
Book Review of Liars and Thieves by Diana Wallace Peach — The Showers of Blessings
*I can’t help but believe that there will be an explosion of literature this year and in ensuing years. Good advice is always needed.
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