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In 1971 Joan Didion wrote an essay on Doris Lessing, beginning with the words: 'To read a great deal of Doris Lessing over a short span of time is to feel that the original hound of heaven has commandeered the attic. She holds the mind's other guests in ardent contempt' (<i>The White Album</i>, p. 119). Intriguing. I will keep her words in mind when I read <i>Martha Quest</i>, the first book of five in the <i>Children of Violence</i> series. My new reading list is somewhat based on author loyalty: Lessing's novels <i>The Grass Is Singing</i> and <i>The Golden Notebook</i> were on list № 7 and on my previous one were books by Didion, Johnson and Baldwin. <br />
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№ 17 reading list: <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Martha-Quest-Doris-Lessing/9780060959692/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Martha Quest</span></a></i> by Doris Lessing <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Two-Lives-William-Trevor/9780141044613/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Two Lives</span></a></i> by William Trevor <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Housekeeping-Marilynne-Robinson/9780571230082/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Housekeeping</span></a></i> by Marilynne Robinson <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Where-I-Was-From-Joan-Didion/9780007178872/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Where I Was From</span></a></i> by Joan Didion * <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Play-It-It-Lays-Joan-Didion/9780374529949/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Play It as It Lays</span></a></i> by Joan Didion <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Uncommon-Reader/9781846681332/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Uncommon Reader</span></a></i> by Alan Bennett <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Jesus--Son/9781847086709/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Jesus' Son</span></a></i> by Denis Johnson <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Nobody-Knows-My-Name-James-Baldwin/9780679744733/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Nobody Knows My Name</span></a></i> by James Baldwin <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Will-You-Please-Be-Quiet-Please-Raymond-Carver/9780099530343/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?</span></a></i> by Raymond Carver ** <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>* From <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/We-Tell-Ourselves-Stories-Order-Live-Joan-Didion/9780307264879/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live</span></a>, published by Everyman's Library. ** From <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Raymond-Carver-Raymond-Carver/9781598530469/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Collected Stories</span></a>, published by The Library of America. </i></span></div>
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For the first time I'm reading works by William Trevor and Raymond Carver, and <i>Play It as It Lays</i> is my first fiction by Didion. My next reading list will consist of Japanese literature. I promised the second Japanese list a long time ago and intend to keep that promise soon. </div>
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Libraries are my happy place. Or so I thought. Last week I was at the library with a notebook, in which I have written down some of the titles I would like to read. As you can imagine, on my way there I was like a little kid going to Disneyland. As I walked up the stairs and entered the floor of the humanities (this is the university library, it's big), I was in a state of bliss, walking between the rows of bookshelves. Browsing books, touching books. Removing books from the reading list I already had in my mind to make space for books that demanded to be on it. Putting books back on the list to perhaps remove them again. Normal library behaviour. <br />
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Then something happened, something I was not prepared for: I experienced a moment of panic. For a few seconds, as I stood by the first row of shelves of American fiction, it suddenly dawned on me how many books there were on that floor, on all those shelves: In this lifetime I would never be able to finish my to-read list, which keeps getting longer. I cannot be the only book lover who has experienced this fear. No way. There better be an afterlife, with a library that has all your unread titles just waiting for you. There better be. <br />
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№ 16 reading list: <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Blue-Nights/9780007432905/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Blue Nights</span></a></i> by Joan Didion<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Go-Tell-It-on-Mountain-James-Baldwin/9781841593715/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Go Tell It on the Mountain</span></a></i> by James Baldwin <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sing--Unburied--Sing/9781408890967/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Sing, Unburied, Sing</span></a></i> by Jesmyn Ward <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Human-Stain-Philip-Roth/9780099282198/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Human Stain</span></a></i> by Philip Roth<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Stet/9781862074408/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Stet</span></a></i> by Diana Athill <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Train-Dreams-Denis-Johnson/9781250007650/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Train Dreams</span></a></i> by Denis Johnson <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Bookshop-Penelope-Fitzgerald/9780008263027/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Bookshop</span></a></i> by Penelope Fitzgerald<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Do-Not-Say-We-Have-Nothing-Madeleine-Thien/9781783782673/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Do Not Say We Have Nothing</span></a></i> by Madeleine Thien <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Collected-Essays-of-Elizabeth-Hardwick/9781681371542/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick</span></a></i> (ed. by D. Pinckney) </div>
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On Saturday - you may have seen it on Instagram already - I read Didion's memoir <i>Blue Nights</i> in one go. She wrote the book after the death of her daughter Quintana, who was only 39 when she died. (She wrote <i>The Year of Magical Thinking</i> after the death of her husband, author John Gregory Dunne.) I liked <i>Blue Nights</i>. It's not a sob story that makes you reach for the tissue. Didion's style isn't emotionally overloaded. She is just trying to make sense of it all. Trying to find answers to questions that cannot be answered. <br />
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October is <u><a href="https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/" target="_blank">Black History Month</a></u> in the UK (February in the US). I'm showing my support with two novels on the list, by James Baldwin and Jesmyn Ward. She won The National Book Award 2017 for <i>Sing, Unburied, Sing</i>. It was her second win; in 2011 she won for <i>Salvage the Bones</i>. </div>
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Can I tempt you with a captivating book cover and great content? <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Travels-in-Dervish-Cloak-Isambard-Wilkinson/9781780600789/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Travels in a Dervish Cloak</span></a></i> by Isambard Wilkinson is a book about his adventurous and dangerous travels in Pakistan, where he covered the War on Terror for <i>The Daily Telegraph</i>. Wilkinson is an excellent pen, witty and observant, free of the egoistical style that sometimes characterises travelogues. He takes the reader all over Pakistan and shares insightful accounts of its exotic culture ('the mysterious world that I was so eager to capture before it disappeared'). The author understands and cares deeply for the country, but isn't blind to its problems. This was my favourite read of 2017. It's now available in <u><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Travels-Dervish-Cloak-Isambard-Wilkinson/9781780601502/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank">paperback</a></u> and I urge you to grab a copy if travel writing is your genre. <br />
<br />Wilkinson shows us the range of Pakistani society; people going about their daily lives, holy men, warlords, crooks, and other oddities in a country that is changing fast. His approach is educating, unpretentious and fun. Here he visits an old fort close to a tribal area: <br />
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Sitting in the courtyard, I could almost feel the modern age clamouring at its walls, wanting to bash down its gates and slay its lord, who I imagined would have gone without a murmur, accepting his fate as the natural order of things. </span>
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He is true to his subject and doesn't judge harshly. His observations of people and places ring true. There are literary references in the book and this one made me laugh: he has a meeting with a 'bloody-minded tyrant' who refuses to 'go gentle into that good night'. I never thought I would associate poet Dylan Thomas with a feudal warlord in the Baluchistan region! By the way, the warlord dies. Sometimes the book reads like fiction; in excitement I turned its pages almost holding my breath. At some point I had to remind myself that there would be no book if the author hadn't survived the ordeal. This book is for readers who want to see a different side of Pakistan than the one reflected in Hollywood productions. This is real stuff. </div>
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Readers following the world news know that a new government has been formed in Pakistan, led by Imran Khan who seems committed to reform. (If we look at the current occupier of the White House I guess a former cricket player for PM isn't the worst option for a nation.) I still remember the shocking news in December 2007 when Benazir Bhutto was assassinated while rallying in Rawalpindi. It always felt promising that a female had served as PM of a Muslim state, twice. Two months earlier, Wilkinson was close to the horrific scene in Karachi when she survived a bombing, but in Ireland when her injuries were fatal. He had been expelled from Pakistan for an editorial about then-President Pervez Musharraf, but allowed to return the following January. His horrible driver greeted him at the airport with 'hideous orange flowers'. <br />
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The driver Allah Ditta is one of the book's many colourful characters. His name means 'Gift from God' and let's just say that God must have a weird sense of humour. His cook Basil is no better. These two do not get along and the result is hilarious domestic warfare in the Wilkinson's household. My personal favourite is his brother Chev: <br />
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Chev, a photographer, is the ideal travel companion. More importantly, when Wilkinson is forced to leave Pakistan because of kidney failure we learn that it was Chev who saved his life: He donated a kidney. <br />
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I wish I could tell you that another travelogue was already in the making but Wilkinson has had two kidney transplants and probably won't be venturing into unsafe places. I thoroughly enjoyed the rich storytelling of <i>Travels in a Dervish Cloak</i>, a book full of wit and spices, which was shortlisted for the <u><a href="https://www.edwardstanfordawards.com/stanford-dolman-travel-book-of-the-" target="_blank">Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award</a></u>. If you judge a book by its cover I can assure you that this one delivers. <br />
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By Isambard Wilkinson <br />
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What are you reading these days? I'm reading <i>The Hare with Amber Eyes</i> by Edmund de Waal from my latest reading list and already looking forward to sharing my next one. You see, I just purchased books and I also found plenty of books that I have wanted to read in the library's online catalogue, e.g. Penelope Fitzgerald's <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Bookshop-Penelope-Fitzgerald/9780006543541/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Bookshop</span></a></i>. I doubt the <u><a href="https://amzn.to/2Pb4SkA" target="_blank">film</a></u> release has escaped book lovers. I love it when the world of literature appears on the screen and cannot wait to see Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce in <i>The Wife</i>, based on Meg Wolitzer's <u><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Wife-Meg-Wolitzer/9780099478195/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank">novel</a></u>. Enough about literary films for now, let's continue with the '2017 Reading journal'. <br />
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· <i>The Ballad of the Sad Café</i> by Carson McCullers. There are some fine stories in this collection but the title story stands out: A novella with an air so thick you can almost touch it, touch the tension on the horizon. This quote says it all: 'This was not a fight to hash over and talk about afterwards; people went home and pulled the covers up over their heads.' The main character, Miss Amelia Evans, will permanently be etched on my memory. <br />
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· Patrick Modiano: Two books by the French novelist and Nobel laureate were on the list, <i>Pedigree</i> (translated by Mark Polizzotti) and <i>In the Café of Lost Youth</i> (translated by Euan Cameron). The former is the author’s personal story, about his parents. I didn't write down any quotes in my journal, only that the book felt sad. The latter immediately transported me to the streets of Paris. For me, Modiano's writing is more about mood than story. Reading him often feels like watching a film; he makes certain characters very vivid on the page without verbosity. The book I want to read next is <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Occupation-Trilogy-Patrick-Modiano/9781408867884/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Occupation Trilogy</span></a></i>. <br />
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· <i>Invisible Cities</i> by Italo Calvino. This short novel is one of those that isn't everyone's cup of tea. It didn't grab me on the first page but the more I read, the more I got hooked on the prose. It's a conversation between Marco Polo and the Mongolian ruler Kublai Khan. Polo is describing the cities he has visited, when in fact he is always describing the same city, Venice. (Translated by William Weaver.) <br />
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· <i>Stoner</i> by John Williams. I loved this book. Loved William Stoner but couldn't stand his wife, a character that pushed all my buttons. Stoner is a poor Missouri farm boy who enters university and discovers literature. Those scenes are the book's beauty, a thrill for bookworms. However, Stoner's life is filled with disappointments, so much so that it can drag the reader down. It might be the reason why the book wasn't a success, which is the subject of this <u><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of" target="_blank">interesting article</a></u> that appeared in <i>The New Yorker</i>. <br />
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· <i>Point Omega</i> by Don DeLillo. This short novel went straight to the list of my favourite reads in 2017. I loved the writing; its texture. The story mainly takes place in the Californian desert and turns into a mystery when one of the characters disappears. I intend to buy myself a copy one day and read it again. <br />
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· <i>Jigsaw: An Unsentimental Education</i> by Sybille Bedford. It's not easy to write about this partly autobiographical novel in a few words. If you read it I find it likely that it will stay with you. Bedford grew up in Germany with her father and with her mother in Italy after his death. She was educated in England and spent the 1920s travelling between England and the south of France (her mother and stepfather had moved there to escape the rise of fascism). Despite being completely unreliable and flawed, her mother is a fascinating character with great interest in literature ('I must have read (with earnest marginal notes) and my mother re-read half of Balzac, most of Maupassant, some Zola ...'). In France, the family lived a cultural, bohemian life; their circle of friends included the Huxleys (Aldous Huxley was Bedford's mentor; she wrote his authorised biography). This is a coming-of-age story set between two world wars but it's so much more than that. <br />
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A heatwave has set in. I hope we will be rid of it soon, for I cannot read in this heat, cannot concentrate. I was born close to the Arctic Circle, for crying out loud, I don't do heatwaves. These days we use ice cream and TV shows to cope. The reading list, which I meant to share sooner, has gone through many changes: I have e.g. removed two rereads and <i>The Human Stain</i> by the deceased Philip Roth. The library didn't have it so Roth will have to wait. <br />
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№ 15 reading list: <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Enduring-Love-Ian-McEwan/9780099481249/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Enduring Love</span></a></i> by Ian McEwan <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Draft-No-4-John-McPhee/9780374142742/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Draft No. 4</span></a></i> by John McPhee <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Collected-Stories-of-Deborah-Eisenberg-Deborah-Eisenberg/9780312429898/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Under the 82nd Airborne</span></a></i> by Deborah Eisenberg * <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Hare-with-Amber-Eyes-Edmund-de-Waal/9780099539551/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Hare with Amber Eyes</span></a></i> by Edmund de Waal<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Cheerful-Weather-for-the-Wedding/9781906462079/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Cheerful Weather for the Wedding</span></a></i> by Julia Strachey **<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Comet-in-Moominland/9780140302868/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Comet in Moominland</span></a></i> by Tove Jansson ** <br />
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I bought John McPhee's book in spring and finished it weeks ago, but I wanted to include it on the list; recommend it to anyone interested in writing. It's not a typical writing style guide with examples and bullet points, but a collection of essays. Professor McPhee uses personal anecdotes to share his insights into creative nonfiction, as he refers to it. On the list is artist <u><a href="http://www.edmunddewaal.com/" target="_blank">Edmund de Waal</a></u>'s family biography. It was textile designer <u><a href="https://lattelisa.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-talk-with-textile-designer-lisa-fine.html" target="_blank">Lisa Fine</a></u> who recommended the book here on the blog and it's time to read the copy I purchased in Scotland last summer. </div>
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August is <u><a href="https://womenintranslation.com/" target="_blank">Women in Translation Month</a></u>, presented with the #WITMonth tag on social media. It was blogger Meytal Radzinski of Bibliobio who took the initiative and <u><a href="https://biblibio.blogspot.com/2014/05/women-in-translation-introducing.html" target="_blank">introduced it</a></u> in 2014. I have never partaken in it, probably because being an Icelander I have been reading translated books by women (and men) since I can remember. Reading translations comes naturally for people born in countries where English isn't the mother tongue. To acknowledge #WITMonth I decided to add one Moomin book to the reading list: <i>Comet in Moominland</i> by Finnish author Tove Jansson, translated by Elizabeth Portch. <br />
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A fun fact: The Icelandic word for a comet is <i>halastjarna</i>, literally a star (<i>stjarna</i>) with a tail (<i>hali</i>). In Iceland the book is called <i><a href="https://www.forlagid.is/baekur/halastjarnan-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Halastjarnan</span></a></i> (the definite article) and was translated by the late Steinunn S. Briem, a woman who was a prolific translator. </div>
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<br />Lisa Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987117169120981244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370106307896415604.post-56720517975379394862018-06-29T11:46:00.000+02:002019-02-27T07:18:18.763+01:00New books | Summer 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Tell me, what is it you plan to do <br />
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In the past few weeks I have been pondering over these lines by American poet Mary Oliver (from 'The Summer Day', appeared in <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/New-Selected-Poems-One-Mary-Oliver/9780807068779/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><i>New and Selected Poems, Vol. One</i></a>) and still have no answer. Her simple question is thought-provoking, to say the least. I feel as if I haven't quite landed in Germany. Don't get me wrong, I wanted to move back to the Continent - the culture and way of living in this part of Europe suits me better - I just thought by now I would be more settled. I have been looking for a part-time job where I get a chance to improve my spoken German before taking on something more challenging but haven't found anything. A bookshop didn't even reply to my email. How ironic is that? The good news is that our oldest has finished her studies in Scotland. We went on a road trip to pick her up, took a ferry across the Channel from Calais and got to admire the White Cliffs of Dover again. <br />
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At this point I have a few drafts lined up but I wanted to end my blog silence with a list of new books. I'm excited about Michael Ondaatje’s novel <i>Warlight</i>, his first in seven years. If you like his work allow me to point out Eleanor Wachtel's recent interview with him for CBC Radio. Her podcast <u><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/writers-and-company" target="_blank">Writers and Company</a></u> is one of the finest for book lovers. <br />
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· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Warlight-Michael-Ondaatje/9781787330719/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Warlight</span></a></i> by Michael Ondaatje (Vintage). The last book I read by him was <i>Anil's Ghost</i>, and before that, <i>The English Patient</i>. Liked both. You may already have spotted the cover in the blog's sidebar; expect to find it on a reading list in the near future. <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Beautiful-Summer-Cesare-Pavese/9780241983393/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Beautiful Summer</span></a></i> by Cesare Pavese (Penguin). A coming-of-age story that takes place in Italy in the 1930s. Originally published in 1949. <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Years-Annie-Ernaux/9781910695784/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Years</span></a></i> by Annie Ernaux (Fitzcarraldo, translated by Alison L. Strayer). This is the UK edition of her memoir, which has already been published in the US. '[A] masterpiece memoir of French life' reads the title of <u><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/22/the-years-annie-ernaux-review" target="_blank"><i>The Guardian</i> review</a></u>. I was intrigued and intend to read the book, even though I have never read anything by the author. <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/There-There/9781787300361/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">There There</span></a></i> by Tommy Orange (Vintage). One of two debut novels on this list of new books, set in a Native American community in Oakland, California, where the author himself was born and raised. This one is getting a lot of good reviews. Like the cover. <br />
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· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/100-Books-that-Changed-the-World/9781849944519/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">100 Books That Changed the World</span></a></i> by Scott Christianson and Colin Salter (Rizzoli). 'A tour of global history by way of history’s most important scrolls, manuscripts, and printed books, from Plato and Homer to the twenty-first century—100 must reads.' A book about books that could be fun to have on the coffee table. This one was published in the spring but I wanted to include it on the list. <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Collected-Stories-Machado-de-Assis-Michael-Wood/9780871404961/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Collected Stories of Machado de Assis</span></a></i> (Liveright Publishing, translated by Margaret Jull Costa + Robin Patterson). I honestly don't remember having heard of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908), the greatest Brazilian writer, until reading <u><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/books/review-collected-stories-machado-de-assis.html" target="_blank">Parul Sehgal's review</a></u> in <i>The New York Times</i>. Hanging my head in shame. If you like short stories you will be happy to learn that the collection is 930 pages. <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/A-Place-for-Us/9781781090695/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">A Place for Us</span></a></i> by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Vintage). A debut novel about an Indian Muslim family preparing for the wedding of their daughter. Editorial director Sarah Jessica Parker chose the book for her own imprint, <u><a href="http://www.sjpforhogarth.com/" target="_blank">SJP for Hogarth</a></u>. I'm often wary when celebrities endorse something but I know Parker is a keen reader and she has recommended good books in the past. This <u><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/03/fatima-farheen-mirza-interview-place-for-us-debut-novel" target="_blank"><i>Guardian</i> Q&A</a></u> with the author, a Californian of Indian descent, might interest you. <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Outsider-Stephen-King/9781473676350/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Outsider</span></a></i> by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton). And finally, a crime novel for the King fans out there. </div>
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In the spring I meant to share images from Bremen on the blog but things got in the way. Summer came early and on a warm Sunday I bicycled into the city centre and went for a stroll in the old <u><a href="https://www.bremen-tourism.de/schnoor-quarter-bremen" target="_blank">Schnoor quarter</a></u>. It was too sunny for photographing but I snapped this photo that captures the mood at <u><a href="https://www.schnoor-in-bremen.de/cafetoelke" target="_blank">Café Tölke</a></u>, one of the first cafés I tried when we moved here. A small, charming place that specialises in cakes and pies. Once you have found a table and sit there with your coffee and <i>Apfelstrudel</i> you may get the feeling that as long as it stays open the world is going to be okay. That's the atmosphere of some cafés. <br />
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When my face is not buried in a book you will probably catch me admiring patterned textiles with fascinating motifs (I often wish I had studied decorative art). This week I learned that new designs are soon being added to the fabric collection of <a href="https://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Schuyler Samperton Textiles</span></a>, which launched last year. I'm waiting with bated breath. On the blog I have already introduced some of her patterns and today I'm showing you my mood board of blues and reds, highlighting the Overlea, Cordoba, and Nellcote fabrics. Also, giving you a glimpse into the interior of Lamb's House in Leith, a <i>House & Garden UK</i> feature from 2016. <br />
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First, the textiles. The blue and red floral fabric is <u><a href="https://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/overlea/" target="_blank">Overlea</a></u> and this colourway is called Vermillion. I intend to decorate a nook in my own home with this particular fabric, after I have finished purchasing certain essentials. I also think it would make a beautiful tablecloth. Marine is the name of its blue colourway, next to the bedroom image. The other folded blue fabric is <u><a href="https://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/cordoba/" target="_blank">Cordoba</a></u> in Indigo; the design has a paisley motif. The striped fabric is <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/pendleton/" target="_blank">Pendleton</a></u> in Brighton. <br />
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The bedroom in my mood board belongs to the restored Lamb's House in Leith (Edinburgh), which was built in 1610. The owners are conservation architects and it so happens that the wife, Kristin Hannesdottir, is a fellow Icelander. I remember falling flat for this space, its textiles and exposed beams, when I first saw the house tour featured in <u><i><a href="http://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/lambs-house-leith-restoration" target="_blank">House & Garden UK</a></i></u>, beautifully photographed by Davide Lovatti. Here you can also view the living room and Kristin's studio, which has a barrel-vaulted ceiling made of Siberian larch. If you're interested in reading about the restoration and viewing more images, simply follow the link. </div>
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<br />Lisa Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987117169120981244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370106307896415604.post-51066166227723749182018-03-23T11:59:00.001+01:002020-06-16T08:14:59.935+02:00№ 14 reading list | Non-fiction in spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A fool's errand to the University Library is the reason for my sharing the № 14 reading list later than intended. I went there to borrow the books by Martin Amis and Joan Didion - I wanted to photograph the entire stack of books - but I forgot a paper one needs to collect the library card. I still haven't had time to go back but thought it best to share the list before I finish reading the other books on it, all non-fiction. Every now and then I leaf through the notebook containing the books I want to read (I'm constantly adding more titles) and try to prioritise; Amis's <i>The War Against Cliché</i> is one of those books and I wanted to reread Didion's <i>The White Album</i>. Some may ask why waste time rereading books when there are so many unread. Well, I believe some books demand rereading. I haven't read everything by Didion, but let's say it's on my list. The publishing house Diogenes provided the German book on the list and for that I would like to thank them. It's a delightful read, with stories related to bookshops (see further below). <br />
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№ 14 reading list: <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Prime-of-Life-Simone-de-Beauvoir-Peter-Green/9780141184715/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Prime of Life</span></a></i> by Simone de Beauvoir <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Letters-Friends-Family-And-Editors-Franz-Kafka/9780805209495/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Letters to Friends, Family & Editors</span></a></i> by Franz Kafka <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-White-Album-Joan-Didion/9780008284688/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The White Album</span></a></i> by Joan Didion <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-War-Against-Cliche-Martin-Amis/9780099422228/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The War Against Cliché</span></a></i> by Martin Amis <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Der-schonste-Ort-der-Welt/9783257244267/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Der schönste Ort der Welt: Von Menschen in Buchhandlungen</span></a></i> (German) <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.forlagid.is/baekur/tusund-kossar/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Þúsund kossar</span></a></i> by Jón Gnarr (Icelandic, 'Thousand Kisses') <br />
· <i><a href="http://www.maggabjarnadottir.com/writing-2/#/ori-gtunni-word-on-the-street-1/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Orðið á götunni</span></a></i> by Margrét Bjarnadóttir (Icelandic, 'The Word on the Street') </div>
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To embrace my inner bibliophile, and to improve my German, I was grateful to receive a book from the <u><a href="http://www.diogenes.ch/leser/titel/untitled/der-schoenste-ort-der-welt-9783257244267.html" target="_blank">Diogenes Verlag</a></u> to add to the list: <i>Der schönste Ort der Welt: Von Menschen in Buchhandlungen</i>. In English the title reads: 'The Most Beautiful Place in the World: From People in Bookshops'. It contains twenty bookshop stories collected by Martha Schoknecht, narrated by authors Mark Twain, Penelope Fitzgerald, Gustave Flaubert, Patricia Highsmith, and Ingrid Noll, to name a few. For those of you who have read, and hopefully loved, Helene Hanff's <i>84 Charing Cross Road</i> (for more, see my <u><a href="https://lattelisa.blogspot.com/2015/02/84-charing-cross-road.html" target="_blank">blog entry</a></u>), I was delighted to find in the book some of the letters she wrote to and received from the Marks & Co. booksellers in London. She is just as wonderful and funny in German. <br />
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As someone who admits to often judge a book by its cover, I have to comment on the book design. Whenever I enter a bookshop here in Germany I cannot help but swoon over the white paperbacks published by Diogenes. The cover of this book is especially beautiful: a vibrant and colourful painting, <i>Union Square Bookstore</i>, by artist <u><a href="https://pattimollica.com/" target="_blank">Patti Mollica</a></u>. </div>
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A note on the Icelandic books: The first is Jóga's memoir, who is a well-known massager in Iceland and, among other things, ran a popular and unique clothing boutique in Reykjavik. As a young woman she was seriously injured in a car accident in the US, followed by a legal battle, which drastically changed her life. The book is written by her husband Jón Gnarr, a famous actor and comedian; from 2010-14 he was the Mayor of Reykjavik. The second book is quite an interesting piece of work by Margrét Bjarnadóttir (who happens to be the sister of a dear friend, who gave me the two books). During the period of May 2009 to December 2013, she collected phrases that she overheard on the street, at cafés, etc. Each page has one entry. Usually it's just a short sentence or a question, and this makes such a fun read and philosophical. </div>
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<br />Lisa Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987117169120981244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370106307896415604.post-7628302533070783072018-03-13T14:15:00.002+01:002020-05-17T09:53:20.387+02:00Reading journal 2017: Japanese literature I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the coming weeks I intend to do my best to wrap up my '2017 Reading journal' and today I'm sharing my thoughts on the books that appeared on my first list of Japanese literature. It always gives me pleasure learning that my blog readers are actually using my lists as a guide to books; even more so when they have read and enjoyed them. I have already been asked when I will be sharing the second Japanese list and my reason for postponing it is the fact that I still haven't finished <i>The Tale of Genji</i> (see below). The draft of my second list contains <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Pillow-Book-Sei-Shonagon/9780140448061/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Pillow Book</span></a></i> by Sei Shonagon, another classic from a lady of the court, and I want to finish <i>Genji</i> before I read that one. This means that my blog readers will have to wait a little longer. <br />
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<a href="https://lattelisa.blogspot.de/2017/06/9-reading-list-japanese-literature-i.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">№ 9 reading list</span></a>:<br />
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· <i>First Snow on Fuji</i> by Yasunari Kawabata. During the reading, I had the feeling that my limited knowledge of Japanese culture stood in the way of me fully enjoying this collection of stories. I also felt that I first should have read some of Kawabata's novels (one will appear on my second Japanese list, and some day I will very likely return to this story collection). There were mainly three stories that appealed to me: 'Silence', 'Nature', and one that gives the book its title, 'First Snow on Fuji'. The Fuji one remains my favourite, about two former lovers who go on a trip together, where the mountain can be seen from the train window. (Translated by Michael Emmerich.)<br />
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· <i>The Temple of the Golden Pavilion</i> by Yukio Mishima. When I shared the list I was about halfway through the novel and told you about its repulsive protagonist. Mishima has turned into fiction the story of the monk who set fire to the Golden Pavilion back in 1950. I don't remember ever having been as repelled by a fictional character. I had no sympathy for the guy and the more I read, the more I loathed him. That is probably the book's brilliance. I cannot say it was a fun read. An interesting read would better describe my reading experience. (Translated by Ivan Morris.) <br />
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· <i>Some Prefer Nettles</i> by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. A short novel about cultural conflicts, in which the old Japan meets the new. It gives you a glimpse into the Japanese puppet theatre. Apart from the ambiguous ending, I liked it, I liked the prose, but I wouldn't recommend it as an introduction to his work. <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Makioka-Sisters-Jun-ichirao-Tanizaki/9780679424529/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Makioka Sisters</span></a></i> remains my favourite Tanizaki, and one of my all-time favourite books. (Translated by Edward G. Seidensticker.) <br />
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· <i>The Tale of Genji</i> by Murasaki Shikibu. On the reading list I had two translations and ended up buying the one by Edward G. Seidensticker, an Everyman's Library publication. As I said above, I haven't finished it. Not that it doesn't appeal to me, I simply felt I needed a reading companion to understand the world it describes. A long time ago, I enrolled in a world literature course that I didn't finish and <i>Genji</i> was on the curriculum. I realised I still had access to the lectures and material online so I decided to pause my reading. Unfortunately, the course didn't cover the book chapter for chapter, but the lectures gave me a better insight into its world. Now I like reading one or two chapters at a time and contemplate on them before continuing. The book is a mix of prose and poems and depicts ancient Japanese culture (the Heian era), the politics and society of the court. These customs were completely foreign to me, but now the book has begun to make more sense. I'm fascinated by how the characters communicate with poems - lovers, mainly - and the role of calligraphy. The work has so many botanical references and I often find myself going online to look up images of the plants. <br />
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· <i>My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel</i> by Tsugiko Kubo. This wonderful book for children (of all ages) contains the original illustrations by director Hayao Miyazaki (the Studio Ghibli animation was turned into a novel). If you are tired of, what I call, noisy children's books then I like to believe this one will surprise and delight you. It's the story of how the 11-year-old Satsuki and her sister Mei discover Totoro, a forest spirit with magical powers. (If noisy animations make you lose hope for humanity I can highly recommend the animation, <u><i><a href="http://amzn.to/2qAPBRE" target="_blank">My Neighbour Totoro</a></i></u> (1988).) <br />
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Those who follow me on Instagram may have noticed some of my new books. Soon I will be sharing the № 14 reading list; I just need to visit the Bremen University Library to grab two works that I would like to be on it. To be honest, I get the feeling I will lose all self-control and borrow more than those two. </div>
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Having visited Edinburgh on a few occasions last summer I can already identify with the late Alan Rickman's experience of the Scottish capital: 'I always feel that when I come to Edinburgh in many ways I am coming home' (<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8210062.stm" target="_blank">source</a>). We were there during the Fringe, when the city is bursting with life and culture, and created unforgettable memories. <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/bookshops/edinburgh-west-end" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Waterstones</span></a> on Prince Street, their West End branch, made it to our list of homes away from home: This four-storey bookshop is the bibliophile's Promised Land: it has a fantastic collection of books and a relaxing atmosphere, not to mention the W Café with its stunning view of the Castle Hill. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Castle Hill seen from the W Café</span></div>
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To escape the crowded streets, we walked through the <u><a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/princesstreetgardens/index.html" target="_blank">Princes Street Gardens</a></u> from the Waverley station to Waterstones, enjoyed refreshment and stayed longer than we intended - we found time for Waterstones on each of our trips. Just behind the building, running parallel between Princes St and George St, is the charming Rose Street, a narrow street free from traffic with what seems like endless pubs and restaurants. </div>
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In Edinburgh we walked all over the city centre: up to the Castle and down to the Grassmarket, up <u><a href="http://www.ewht.org.uk/visit/street-stories/victoria-street" target="_blank">Victoria Street</a></u>, along the Royal Mile, where we explored some of the courts, and off in the direction of <u><a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/caltonhill/" target="_blank">Calton Hill</a></u>. Up the stairs to Calton Hill we went to enjoy the spectacular view of the city. We even climbed the stairs to enjoy the view from the <u><a href="https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/nelson-monument" target="_blank">Nelson Monument</a></u>. It was worth it. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The clock tower of the Balmoral Hotel on Princes Street, seen from Calton Hill</span></div>
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If you thought this blog entry was about Persian textiles you have been lured to the blog on false pretences; I'm referring to my Persian cat, who did some serious photobombing the other day when I was photographing patterned fabrics by <a href="https://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Schuyler Samperton Textiles</span></a>. It was a relaxing day, with the sun in hiding but every now and then brightening up our reading nook quite generously, and I had spread books, interior magazines and fabric samples all over the coffee table. There was coffee too. <br />
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A certain colour palette had formed in my head and all of a sudden I realised how beautifully it harmonised with the January 2018 cover of <i>The World of Interiors</i>. I picked the fabric samples needed, grabbed the camera, and had shot perhaps four or five photos when my Persian prince appeared on the scene ... and refused to budge (I should have known, he likes sleeping in between my books). I tried to work around him but he kept popping up in the frame. The last photo shows the end result: he had his way and I called it a day. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Caledonia, Doshi and Firefly fabrics by Schuyler Samperton Textiles</span></div>
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Back to that colour palette. I chose three designs by Schuyler Samperton Textiles. The floral fabric with the bird motif is called <u><a href="https://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/caledonia/" target="_blank">Caledonia</a></u>, seen here in the colourways Peony (above in the foreground) and Imperial (under the cup). The design with the loosely printed botanical motif is <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/doshi/" target="_blank">Doshi</a></u>, in the colourways Hibiscus and Aubergine. Sandwiched between the two is the <u><a href="https://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/firefly/" target="_blank">Firefly</a></u> in Plum. In blue it's called Deep End. </div>
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The cover photo of the January 2018 issue of <i>The World of Interiors</i> was lensed by Simon Upton. The magazine visited the home, a transformed warehouse in Milan, of art director Roberto Gerosa. The bedroom is textile heaven. </div>
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Earlier this week, I promised to share a short reading list - this one is № 13 - before the holidays (I snapped the photo a couple of days ago between the gift-wrapping; you should see how much the hyacinths have grown since then!). At this moment, I'm enjoying a coffee break while leafing through the latest issue, January 2018, of <i>The World of Interiors</i>, which our oldest brought me from the UK. Tonight and tomorrow's desserts are ready and soon we will start preparing our Christmas Eve feast. The Nordic tradition is to celebrate Christmas on this day with a fancy meal, following the opening of presents. <br />
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№ 13 reading list:<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Underground-Railroad/9780708898406/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Underground Railroad</span></a></i> by Colson Whitehead <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Giovannis-Room-James-Baldwin/9780141032948/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Giovanni's Room</span></a></i> by James Baldwin <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Der-Gute-Mensch-Von-Sezuan-Brecht/9783518100738/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Der Gute Mensch von Sezuan</span></a></i> by Bertolt Brecht <br />
· <i><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Jane-Eyre-Charlotte-Bronte-Michael-Mason-Stevie-Davies/9780141040387/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Jane Eyre</span></a></i> by Charlotte Brontë </div>
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Last summer I bought a copy of <i>Giovanni's Room</i> by James Baldwin and I have been waiting for a more quiet time to read it. If my last blog post escaped you, he has become my new favourite author. Over the holidays, I have made it a habit to reread one classic and this year I chose <i>Jane Eyre</i>. It's been years since I read it and last Christmas my husband gave me this beautiful Penguin clothbound edition. It's been staring at me for a year and I swear I can sometimes hear it whisper, <i>Read me!</i> The other two you may have spotted on Instagram already; Whitehead was part of a book gift from a dear friend in Iceland and the play by Brecht was the first book I bought in German after the move (here is a Bloomsbury edition in English, <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Good-Person-Szechwan-Bertolt-Brecht/9781408100073/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Good Person of Szechwan</span></a></i>, translated by John Willett). I'm already reading it, but slowly. Very slowly. It's my way to try to reclaim my German vocabulary. <br />
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I wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! </div>
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My Reading journal posts, remember those? I have fallen behind with the blog ... <br />
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Please visit <u><a href="https://lisastefanbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/reading-journal-2017-baldwin-bandi.html" target="_blank">Books & Latte</a></u> to read the blog entry.
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<br />Lisa Stefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987117169120981244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370106307896415604.post-73124980085711908102017-10-30T10:33:00.001+01:002020-06-16T08:10:54.732+02:00№ 12 reading list ... from the Land of Ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My № 12 reading list was supposed to appear on the blog in September - that stack of books looks good, doesn't it? - but I got busy packing. As in moving, to Germany. <i>Ich bin ein Bremer!</i> Not quite a declaration carrying the weight of Kennedy's <i>Ich bin ein Berliner</i> ... except for us, the family. We are settling in our new home and exploring our surroundings. My first task was arranging the books and creating a reading nook, and then, to feel more at home, setting up the kitchen and making the first Friday pizzas. Bremen has many cafés and restaurants and everywhere I have been the atmosphere has been the way I like it, relaxed and unpretentious. I have already visited two bookshops in the centre but no library, yet. Because of the move the time for reading has been somewhat limited, but I have finished the first two works on the list and I'm well into a few others. Three publishers provided books for the list, for which I'm grateful: Canongate [1], Eland Books [2] and Fox, Finch & Tepper [3]. I will be reviewing these three books on the blog later. <br />
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№ 12 reading list:<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/South-and-West-Joan-Didion/9780008257170/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">South and West: From a Notebook</span></a></i> by Joan Didion <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Stay-With-Me/9781782119463/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Stay with Me</span></a></i> by Ayobami Adebayo [1] <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Travels-in-Dervish-Cloak-Isambard-Wilkinson/9781780600789/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Travels in a Dervish Cloak</span></a></i> by Isambard Wilkinson [2]<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Whats-Eating-Gilbert-Grape-Peter-Hedges/9780993046742/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">What's Eating Gilbert Grape</span></a></i> by Peter Hedges [3] <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Unwomanly-Face-of-War-Svetlan-Alexievich-Richard-Pevear-Lariss-Volokhonsky/9780141983523/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">The Unwomanly Face of War</span></a></i> by Svetlana Alexievich <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Autumn-Ali-Smith/9780241207000/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Autumn</span></a></i> by Ali Smith <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Hitch-22-Christopher-Hitchens/9781843549222/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Hitch-22: A Memoir</span></a></i> by Christopher Hitchens <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/How-Fiction-Works/9781845950934/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">How Fiction Works</span></a></i> by James Wood <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Against-Interpretation-and-Other-Essays/9780141190068/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Against Interpretation and Other Essays</span></a></i> by Susan Sontag </div>
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Usually there are a few library books on my reading lists but this time the books are all mine. A dear friend in Iceland gave me a generous Waterstones gift card on my birthday, which I used to purchase the works of Didion, Sontag, Wood and Alexievich (if you're following on Instagram you may have noticed). Later I was viewing the works of the late Christopher Hitchens in a bookshop when I spotted his memoir, which had escaped me - so glad I bought it. Reading <i>Autumn</i> by Smith felt right this autumn and something tells me I will be reading her new one, <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Winter/9780241207024/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Winter</span></a></i>, this coming winter. I also have my eyes on some new Icelandic titles that I would like to feature on the blog. And then there is a new publication this autumn that I'm very excited about: Patti Smith's latest, <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Devotion-Patti-Smith/9780300218626/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e57373;">Devotion</span></a></i>. She is such a wonderful writer. </div>
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The three works to be reviewed later: <br />
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The 'fiercely independent' <u><a href="https://canongate.co.uk/" target="_blank">Canongate</a></u> is the publisher of <i>Stay with Me</i>, the debut novel of Ayobami Adebayo, a young Nigerian author who I can only hope is working on another fiction. Without giving away the plot the synopsis reads: 'Yejide is hoping for a miracle, for a child. It is all her husband wants, all her mother-in-law wants, and she has tried everything - arduous pilgrimages, medical consultations, appeals to God. But when her relatives insist upon a new wife, it is too much for Yejide to bear. It will lead to jealousy, betrayal and despair.' The book was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. <br />
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The focus of <u><a href="http://foxfinchtepper.com/" target="_blank">Fox, Finch & Tepper</a></u> is to publish 'literary fiction titles with a strong sense of place that have already been published and that deserve resurrection.' <i>What's Eating Gilbert Grape</i> by Peter Hedges is a perfect example. I had only seen and enjoyed the film, starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis, but how wonderful it feels to read the book. Hedges's writing style is pure delight. <br />
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<u><a href="https://www.travelbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank">Eland Books</a></u> - 'keeping the best of travel writing alive' - recently published <i>Travels in a Dervish Cloak</i> by Isambard Wilkinson. He first visited Pakistan as a teenager and during the War on Terror he worked there as a foreign correspondent. I waited for a proper Wi-fi connection in our new home before starting this book because I wanted to be able to look up things and places. That is what good travel writing makes you want to do. I believe Wilkinson will teach me a lot about Pakistan and its culture. <br />
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The world of textile design got richer this year when Schuyler Samperton, a Los Angeles–based interior designer, took the plunge and introduced her own fabric collection under the name of <a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Schuyler Samperton Textiles</span></a>. With the launch of the fabric line, a dream came true for Samperton, who has been collecting textiles since her teenage years. The word stunning describes my first impression of her collection, which exists of eight fabrics made of 100% linen, available in various colourways. For two months I have been admiring the details of her patterns and asking myself, <i>Where do I even begin to share this beauty?</i> </div>
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You may have seen some of the fabrics by Schuyler Samperton Textiles on my Instagram account this summer, but for the first blog post I landed on the <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/nellcote/" target="_blank">Nellcote</a></u>/Apricot in a leading role, a bohemian pattern that to me depicts a certain playfulness. (The detail above shows the colour Petunia.) <br />
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The Nellcote/Apricot is the fabric and colour I would like to use for a cushion or two in our new living room, after we have purchased a new sofa - I'm moving soon, about to start packing! I have been playing with ideas and every time this is the pattern that feels right, plus its colours match well with the textiles I already have and the ones I have my eyes on. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Left: The Doshi fabric in Persimmon. Right: In foreground, Nellcote/Apricot;<br />top, Caledonia/Mandarin; bottom-left, Celandine/Sunset</span></div>
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Of the eight designs, the <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/doshi/" target="_blank">Doshi</a></u> fabric is the one with a loosely printed pattern, a simple botanical motif. You can easily use any of its five colourways to draw out another colour, resulting in a beautifully decorated space. For this post I chose the Doshi/Persimmon but I also have a crush on a blue version, Doshi/Lake. The floral fabric also seen in my image above is <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/celandine/" target="_blank">Celandine</a></u>/Sunset. <br />
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Some other time I would like to feature the <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/caledonia/" target="_blank">Caledonia</a></u> design in more detail on the blog. It's the floral fabric with the butterfly in my image above, in the colour Mandarin. This fabric also has a bird motif. </div>
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Another Schuyler Samperton design I'm fond of using in my new home is the <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/product/cordoba/" target="_blank">Cordoba</a></u> fabric with a paisley motif, seen folded in the colour Spice in my image above, and in detail below (also spotted in Indigo under the ceramic vase). I have yet to decide between the Cordoba/Spice and Cordoba/Dahlia. <br />
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I will be featuring more fabrics later. In the meantime you can view the full range of fabrics on the website of <u><a href="http://www.schuylersampertontextiles.com/" target="_blank">Schuyler Samperton Textiles</a></u>, where you will also find a list of showrooms. </div>
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A few years back I featured the work of Schuyler Samperton on the blog. The <i>suzani</i> lovers out there may perhaps remember this particular post where, among others, I shared an image of a West Hollywood <u><a href="https://lattelisa.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/textiles-red-bed-throws-and-suzani.html" target="_blank">bedroom</a></u> (scroll down), belonging to a residence she designed. She studied art history and decorative arts at Trinity College, NYU and Parsons School of Design, and for four years she worked for American interior designer Michael S. Smith. Her interior design <u><a href="http://samperton.com/interior-design" target="_blank">projects</a></u> are accessible online. Throughout September I will be adding some of my favourite Schuyler Samperton spaces to the Lunch & Latte <u><a href="http://lunchlatte.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a></u> page. </div>
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Sunday morning coffee, a new reading list and <i>Gilead</i> by novelist Marilynne Robinson. Take my word for it, it's an excellent start of the day. July hasn't finished and already I'm presenting a new list, the second in one month. The reason is simple: there were many short books on the last one. The new list has a taste of the Middle East. For years I have wanted to read <i>Palace Walk</i>, the first book in the Cairo trilogy by Egyptian author and Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. Another first for me is the Israeli author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. A fellow lover of literature on <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVbWv4jh5Cs/?taken-by=hebdo_readings" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u> recommended her second novel <i>Waking Lions</i> (translated from Hebrew by Sondra Silverston) and gave three reasons: 1) It takes place in Beersheba (Beer-Sheva), which, according to him, is unheard of in Israeli literature. 2) It's the perfect setting for the characters, living on the margins of society. 3) The story sheds some light on racism in Israel; it revolves around Eritrean and Sudanese refugees. I was sold and luckily my library had a copy when I picked up the new novel by Arundhati Roy.<br />
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№ 11 reading list:<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Ministry-of-Utmost-Happiness-Arundhati-Roy/9780241303979/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">The Ministry of Utmost Happiness</span></a></i> by Arundhati Roy <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Palace-Walk-Naguib-Mahfouz/9780552995801/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Palace Walk</span></a></i> by Naguib Mahfouz <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Waking-Lions/9781782272984/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Waking Lions</span></a></i> by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Black-Prince-Iris-Murdoch-Candi-McWilliam/9780099589259/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">The Black Prince</span></a></i> by Iris Murdoch <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Gilead/9781844081486/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Gilead</span></a></i> by Marilynne Robinson<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/So-You-Dont-Get-Lost-in-the-Neighbourhood-Patrick-Modiano-Professor-Euan-Cameron/9780857054999/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighbourhood</span></a></i> by Patrick Modiano<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Redbreast-Oslo-Sequence-No-1-Jo-Nesbo-Don-Bartlett/9780099546771/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">The Redbreast</span></a></i> by Jo Nesbø <br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Instead-of-Letter-Dian-Athill/9781847084286/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Instead of a Letter</span></a></i> by Diana Athill<br />
· <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Lets-Explore-Diabetes-With-Owls-David-Sedaris/9780349119427/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls</span></a></i> by David Sedaris </div>
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I am still reading <i>Jigsaw</i> by Sybille Bedford that was on my last reading list but I have already finished <i>The Redbreast</i> by the Norwegian Jo Nesbø on the new one. At some point this third book about Detective Harry Hole (the first in the Oslo series) became a page-turner and I couldn't put it down. Crime fiction isn't exactly my go-to genre but occasionally I have read everything available by a particular crime author (mainly the Nordic authors; it all started many years ago with the Icelander <u><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/author/Arnaldur-Indridason/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank">Arnaldur Indridason</a></u> and his Detective Erlendur). Nesbø's Harry Hole is an interesting character and I intend to see what happens in <i>Nemesis</i>, the next book in the series. <br />
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I have started Sedaris's book but I had to stop reading it before bedtime because my son, who likes to read with me, was unable to concentrate on his book because of me laughing. This is tears-running-down-your-face laughter. I tried to stifle it but it didn't work. Sedaris is, simply put, dangerously funny and I cannot wait to pick up his <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Theft-by-Finding-Volume-1-David-Sedaris/9780316731362/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Diaries</span></a></i>. Marilynne Robinson is an author I'm revisiting; I read <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Home-Marilynne-Robinson/9781844085507/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Home</span></a></i> when we lived in Luxembourg. I don't understand why it has taken me so long to pick up <i>Gilead</i> (both books take place in the same period and town, also her work <i><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Lila-Marilynne-Robinson/9781844088829/?a_aid=books16" target="_blank"><span style="color: #da4453;">Lila</span></a></i>). The prose of <i>Gilead</i> is beautiful; no wonder it brought her the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005. </div>
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I would like to finish with a quote by author Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) that I have already shared on <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BWkCnKph7Wb/?taken-by=lisahjalt" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u> and wanted to keep on the blog as well. Asked about her method of composition in an interview that appeared in the summer 1990 issue of <u><i><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org/" target="_blank">The Paris Review</a></i></u>, Murdoch replied:
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: smaller;">Well, I think it is important to make a plan before you write the first sentence. Some people think one should write, George woke up and knew that something terrible had happened yesterday, and then see what happens. I plan the whole thing in detail before I begin. I have a general scheme and lots of notes. Every chapter is planned. Every conversation is planned. This is, of course, a primary stage, and very frightening because you've committed yourself at this point ... [Moving on to the second stage.] The deep things that the work is about declare themselves and connect. Somehow things fly together and generate other things, and characters invent other characters, as if they were all doing it themselves. (Issue 115, Summer 1990)</span></blockquote>
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