Tag Archives: Translation

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (re-read)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

One of my goals for 2013 was to re-read more of my favourite books, something I’ve been neglecting in recent years. Well, here we are in the middle of April and so far I’ve only re-read one! The Three Musketeers … Continue reading →

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The Florentine Emerald by Agustín Bernaldo Palatchi

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

The Florentine Emerald is historical fiction set in Florence during the Renaissance. The story begins in 1478 at Cardona Castle in Spain, where Mauricio Coloma is visiting his father, Pedro, who has been chained in a dungeon after being falsely … Continue reading →

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The Iron King by Maurice Druon

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

“This is the original Game of Thrones” it says on the front cover, but anyone picking this book up hoping for an epic fantasy novel is going to be disappointed. The French novelist Maurice Druon may have been George R.R. … Continue reading →

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A Small Circus by Hans Fallada

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Of all the books I read last year, my favourite was Hans Fallada’s Alone in Berlin (US title Every Man Dies Alone), the story of a German couple who decide to resist the Nazi regime after their son is killed … Continue reading →

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Burned by Thomas Enger

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Burned is the first in a new series of crime novels by Norwegian author Thomas Enger. This book is set in Oslo and introduces us to Henning Juul, a journalist working for 123news, an internet-based newspaper. When we first meet … Continue reading →

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Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Thérèse is a young woman trapped in an unhappy marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille Raquin. On the surface she appears quiet and passive, never voicing an opinion of her own. But underneath Thérèse is a passionate person who longs … Continue reading →

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The Map of Time by Felix Palma

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

The Map of Time, translated from the original Spanish, is an interesting mixture of historical fiction, science fiction and romance. The book appealed to me as soon as I read the synopsis and saw that it was set in Victorian … Continue reading →

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