Tag Archives: Literary

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Marion

Here is a link to my review of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, a general fiction novel that uses a speculative element to muse about the nature of nations and borders in our modern world. I highly recommend Exit West. Nadia … Continue reading →

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The Great Glass Sea; a Russian Novel Written by an American

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Marion

I am recommending this book to a lot of people; The Great Glass Sea, by Josh Weil. It came out earlier this month, and it’s published by Grove Atlantic; available on Kindle as well as in paper. My experience with … Continue reading →

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Two Bleak and Slender Books: Shadow Tag

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Marion

Shadow Tag,Louise Erdrich  HarperCollins,  2010   “Police conducted a search of Dorris’s Minneapolis home less than two weeks before his death; among the items seized was a diary kept by one of his daughters.” A Broken Life;http://www.salon.com/april97/dorris970421.html; Accessed 3/7/10   … Continue reading →

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