So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Europa Editions is one of the finest imprints publishing today, and this may be their finest title. Ferrante's 'The Days of Abandonment' is a tale of emotional anguish and the difficulties of being a young, single mother.
I shared this book with a friend who had lived through a similar circumstance to what is described in the novel (husband leaving her with two children to take care of), and she found it even more moving and accurate than I did.
'2666' is well deserving of all the critical praise, and it is, without a doubt, the best work of fiction of the last decade. Despite its scope and disturbing subject matter, the novel remains coherent through all 800+ pages and countless protagonists.
This is not a novel for the faint of heart, particularly the second volume, which contains 200 pages of perhaps the most disturbing narrative ever penned.
If you loved 'The Savage Detectives' or any of the shorter Bolano novels, you will not be disappointed with his magnum opus.
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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans
da, January 6, 2011
This sort story collection is stunning. I cannot wait for more work from Evans... a novel in 2011 would be awesome!(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
da, January 31, 2010
Europa Editions is one of the finest imprints publishing today, and this may be their finest title. Ferrante's 'The Days of Abandonment' is a tale of emotional anguish and the difficulties of being a young, single mother.I shared this book with a friend who had lived through a similar circumstance to what is described in the novel (husband leaving her with two children to take care of), and she found it even more moving and accurate than I did.
2666 (3-Volume Boxed Set) by Roberto Bolano
da, January 30, 2010
'2666' is well deserving of all the critical praise, and it is, without a doubt, the best work of fiction of the last decade. Despite its scope and disturbing subject matter, the novel remains coherent through all 800+ pages and countless protagonists.This is not a novel for the faint of heart, particularly the second volume, which contains 200 pages of perhaps the most disturbing narrative ever penned.
If you loved 'The Savage Detectives' or any of the shorter Bolano novels, you will not be disappointed with his magnum opus.