No 456 The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind, translated by John E Woods
It’s been a long time since I’ve read anything by Patrick Süskind. I’ve long been a fan of Perfume and I enjoyed his one man play The Double Bass, so I was keen to try more of his work. The Pigeon also covers two categories for my November reading – Novellas in November and German…
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No 458 Chess by Stefan Zweig, translated by Anthea Bell
It’s Literature in Translation Week for Novellas in November and I’m kicking off with a fantastic short work by Stefan Zweig, which will also count towards German Literature Month! Chess (or Chess Story) is a masterpiece of short fiction, packing more into its slim pages than many novels. The story is narrated by an Austrian…
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