Patrick DeWitt – The Sisters brothers
Two men on horses. One light-footed horse called Nimble, one ill-fated horse called Tub. Of the men, one drinks too much brandy, the other worries
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Two men on horses. One light-footed horse called Nimble, one ill-fated horse called Tub. Of the men, one drinks too much brandy, the other worries
George Orwell is a steady fixture among my favourite authors, ever since I started reading English books. Slowly, I’m working my way through his oeuvre,
It’s good to have some books you can return to. Books that have a certain atmosphere that’s familiar and that welcome you back. Where have
A strange cat, this J.D. Salinger. Notorious recluse and author of a small, but highly acclaimed body of work. Perpetually famous for, of course, The
I live on an island, within the city of Amsterdam. In front and at the back there is water, and, when it rains, water is
Short story collections are ideal to read alongside other, bigger books. Whenever an empty half hour presents itself you can squeeze in a quick short
If we compare literature to a landscape I feel like I’ve just climbed Mont Blanc. Not quite the Himalayan heights of Ulysses or Remembrance of
I understand why readers of Stoner often refer to Train dreams as another favourite. Both books tell the story of one man’s life; normal men
Why would anybody read Shakespeare? This is a question I always ask myself whenever I open one of those world famous plays. Shouldn’t you just
Struck down with a cold one evening, unable to focus on the complexity of Shakespeare, I reached for something lighter and came upon Alan Bennett’s