Archive for the ‘Nobel Prize Winners’ Category
Death At Intervals (also published as Death With Interruptions) is an extremely surreal book by the Nobel Laureate, Jose Saramago. In a country (not necessarily futuristic), people have stopped dying one new year’s day, in spite of illness, accidents and life in general. The different strata of society react differently: people are initially joyous as […]
Filed under: Books 2010, General Fiction, Jose Saramago, Magical Realism, Nobel Prize Winners, Review | 13 Comments
Tags: Dystopia, Jose Saramago
Toni Morrison – A Mercy
I finished this book over two weeks ago, and have been struggling to write the review ever since. I honestly hoped I wouldn’t have to drag it into the new year, but there you have it… This is the first Toni Morrison I’ve read, and I started the book with great trepidation. I’ve heard phenomenal […]
Filed under: Books 2009, Historical Fiction, New York Times Notable Book Of The Year, Nobel Prize Winners, Orange Prize Longlist, Review, Toni Morrison | 16 Comments
Tags: Racism, Slavery, Toni Morrison
J.M. Coetzee – Summertime
And so, my Booker shortlist (2009) journey continues with Coetzee’s fictional memoir, which completes the trilogy, already containing Boyhood and Youth. I haven’t read either of them, so, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Summertime, although my experience with Coetzee told me it wouldn’t be a very “summertime” book. Needless to say, I was […]
Filed under: Autobiography/Memoir, Booker Prize Shortlist, Books 2009, J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize Winners, Review | 10 Comments
Tags: J.M. Coetzee, South Africa
This is the final post on the Weekly Geeks Q&A from 13th June. It’s taken me about a month to ‘catch up’, and I will still have a trilogy to go. As I’m planning on re-reading His Dark Materials in August, I’ll hold off until then. Yes, I tend to procrastinate ever so often. I […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Booker Prize Winners, Commonwealth Writers Prize, General Fiction, J.M. Coetzee, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, Nobel Prize Winners | 4 Comments
Tags: J.M. Coetzee, South Africa
Orhan Pamuk – The White Castle
Pamuk’s The White Castle won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2006, and after reading this book, it is not difficult to figure out why. The Turkish author offers immense insight into the life, philosophies and the psychology of the Hoja (master or teacher) and his slave – a young Italian intellect who was captured […]
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Tags: Orhan Pamuk, Slavery, Turkey
