Marlen Haushofer’s The Wall is one of my favourite novels of all time; if you haven’t read it yet, it is certainly a worthy choice for the currently ongoing WIT Month. However, the novel that introduced me to her writing and which I also liked very much was The Loft, translated by Amanda Prantera –…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
I hadn’t heard of Norwegian author Torborg Nedreaas until Penguin published a rather enticing edition of her novel Nothing Grows by Moonlight this year and I decided to make it my first book …| Radhika's Reading Retreat
My latest addition to the Moomin shelf of the Tove Trove Library is the eighth book in the original series, first published in 1965.| Book Jotter
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my thoughts on Tove Jansson’s first book after the Moomins, her adult short story collection, ‘The Listener’.| Book Jotter
Inès Cagnati’s Free Day was the ninth book I read for the #NYRBWomen25 reading project — one I had never heard of before, but which turned out to be a marvellous discovery, much like Maria Dermoût’s gorgeous, enigmatic The Ten Thousand Things, which I read thanks to #NYRBWomen23. Set against the bleak marshlands of southwestern…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
Multi-volume Danish series seems to be quite the fad at the moment; I loved Solvej Balle’s excellent On the Calculation of Volume 1, and now we have Asta Olivia Nordenhof’s seven-part ‘Scandinavian…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my reflections on ‘Fair Play’, Tove Jansson’s “happy tales about two women”.| Book Jotter
Last year, I compiled a list of some favourite titles published by Archipelago Books featuring authors such as Tarjei Vesaas, Hanne Ørstavik, Tomás González, Willem Frederik Hermans, et al, and to …| Radhika's Reading Retreat
Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s novel "Heaven and Hell" takes place in a remote part of Iceland among fishermen who make their living on the Arctic’s ocean water. It's deeply moving for its spare, lyric style. Here's a review.| The Longest Chapter
Tuesday is the usual day of the week for new book releases. Of the many novels published this past Tuesday, here are some gems by authors both familiar and new to me that have my attention.| The Longest Chapter
I had never read Buzzati before and having heard such wonderful things about his famous novel The Tartar Steppe it seemed like the time was right to give it a try and what an absolutely brilliant r…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
I loved Mariana Enriquez’s Things We Lost in the Fire when I read it in 2018 and I’m glad I wrote a review because while I recall the impression it made on me, I’ve pretty much forgotten the …| Radhika's Reading Retreat
X (erstwhile Twitter) might be a ghastly place nowadays, but it continues to remain a great source of book recommendations (for me at least), and thanks to Andrew Male (who writes wonderfully about…| Radhika's Reading Retreat