Written in Black // K.H. Lim
Brunei is a tiny country on the island of Borneo that I know basically nothing about. You can imagine my delight that it was quite easy to find a recently published book in English. My delight persisted as the book…
Far and Beyon’ // Unity Dow
Mara’s two sons are dead – some believe from AIDS, but Mara is rather convinced that they died because someone is jinxing her. In turn, she turns to traditional rituals to protect her family. Her two remaining children, Mosa and…
The Testaments // Margaret Atwood
Over my Christmas and New Year’s vacation, I watched all three seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale and my loving partner decided to support my new obsession by giving me The Testaments for Christmas. I read The Handmaid’s Tale a few…
Iman // Ryad Assani-Razaki
Ich bin in Benin angekommen – einem Land, von dem ich vorher so gut wie gar nichts wusste, um ehrlich zu sein, nicht einmal, wo es genau liegt. Benin ist arm, nicht besonders entwickelt, und sonst eher unscheinbar. Iman, der…
Beka Lamb // Zee Edgell
So far, my mission to read a book from every country in the world feels more like reading a book from every country in the Carribbean and then some other ones, too. This time, I landed in Belize, a small…
Verschwinden von Mariana Enríquez
Auf meiner Reise durch die Literatur unserer kleinen Erde habe ich das erste Land Lateinamerikas erreicht: Argentinien. Argentinien, wie ich aus Wikipedia erfahre, war Anfang bis Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts eines der reichsten Länder der Welt, wurde aber nach der…
