CHILDISH LITERATURE by ALEJANDRO ZAMBRA: witty & tender exploits in fatherhood
Alejandro Zambra’s Childish Literature explores parenthood, love, and loss through poetic prose. A witty, insightful read for any parent.
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THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ANNIE ERNAUX & MARC MARIE’s intimate exploration of life and photos
Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie’s The Use of Photography intertwines snapshots and prose to create a deeply personal portrait of love, life, and memory.
LIVING THINGS: an unsettling autofictional debut novel from a rising Spanish star
Living Things is a striking first novel, leaving the reader with an eerie, uneasy feeling that speaks to the class divide.
WHAT IS MINE: class, machismo, terminal illness… and lorry-driving in Brazil
Linking class and cultural pride, machismo and familial obligations, terminal illness and capitalism are all central themes in What Is Mine.
Annie Ernaux examines complexities of mother-daughter relationships in A WOMAN’S STORY
Annie Ernaux is a master of the form in A Woman's Story, the French 1988 book that's finally recieved an English translation.
Undead and unforgettable: Anne de Marcken’s haunting tale of loss and memory, IT LASTS FOREVER AND THEN IT’S OVER
It Lasts Forever And Then It’s Over – a strange, haunting novel by Anne de Marcken, whose acerbic voice breathes new life into the fictional possibilities of the undead.
THE BOOK OF ALL LOVES: boundary-defying post-apocalyptic fiction
The conventions of post-apocalyptic fiction are dispensed with in The Book Of All Loves, a fascinating hybrid novel written by the great Agustín Fernández Mallo.
SLEEPLESS: the endless search for a good night’s sleep explored in literature
Marie Darrieussecq's intellectually rich exploration of insomnia in her book Sleepless delves into personal experiences and cultural influences alike.
FASSBINDER THOUSANDS OF MIRRORS: a masterful account of a master filmmaker
A captivating read for film enthusiasts and culture aficionados alike, Ian Penman's fascinating account of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's life and work is filled with quotes, confessions, and social commentary.
PORN: AN ORAL HISTORY – candid conversations on a thorny topic
Dive into Polly Barton's collection of interviews with 19 anonymous participants as they candidly discuss their sexual history, attitudes towards pornography, and more in Porn: An Oral History.
THE PRIVATE LIVES OF TREES captures one, emotional night of escapism
Despite The Private Lives Of Trees totaling only 86 pages, Alejandro Zambra manages to enclose an entire world inside.
BONSAI: a starkly simple story of love & literature in Chile
Bonsai is a novel about love and literature, and about love being expressed through the shared experience of literature.