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I wrote this in late 2008 on spec for a publication, but it was never published. My notes remind me that after writing it I came across a po...
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| | www.blogginboutbooks.com

What are you like when it comes to hype surrounding new books? Do you give into it for fear of missing out on a title "everyone" seems to be...
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| | lizzysiddal.wordpress.com

Today it's time for a virtual cruise down the Moselle, possibly my favourite river in Germany. The reason ... Our dear God did not wish / that fine wine should go to waste. / Thus he gave not just the vine / also the requisite sense of taste. (Purists won't like that translation, but I...
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| | bookaroundthecorner.com

Oliver VII by Antal Szerb (1942) French title: Oliver VII Translated by Chantal Philippe. Oliver VII is my third Antal Szerb after Journey by Moonlight and The Pendragon Legend. We're in Alturia, a fictional country in Eastern Europe, a place that belongs to the former Austro-Hungarian empire. It's the kingdom of Oliver VII, a twenty-four-years...
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