Charles Bukowski: Ham on Rye. Ecco. ISBN:0-87685-557-5.
A semi autobiographical version of Bukowski's childhood, and a counterpart and effectively a prequel to Post Office.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
En diálogo / I
Jorge Luis Borges and Osvaldo Ferrari: En diálogo / I. Siglo Veintiuno Editores. ISBN:968-23-2606-0.
Transcriptions of short dialogues, about a variety of themes — literature, languages, Argentina, politics, etc — held between Borges and Ferrari.
This is the first volume in a set of two.
Transcriptions of short dialogues, about a variety of themes — literature, languages, Argentina, politics, etc — held between Borges and Ferrari.
This is the first volume in a set of two.
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri: Interpreter of Maladies. Mariner Books. ISBN-13:978-0-395-92720-5.
A collection of short stories mostly about Indian-Americans; one takes place in India. A really good book; I definitely intend to pick up other books by Lahiri in the future.
A collection of short stories mostly about Indian-Americans; one takes place in India. A really good book; I definitely intend to pick up other books by Lahiri in the future.
A Natural History of Latin
Tore Janson (translated and adapted into English by Merethe Damsgaard Sørensen and Nigel Vincent): A Natural History of Latin. Oxford University Press. ISBN-13:978-0-19-921405-1.
A discussion of the history of the Latin language, beginning with the early years of Rome, ending with the present.
A discussion of the history of the Latin language, beginning with the early years of Rome, ending with the present.
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