My 2018 Novels in Translation Challenge is complete!
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag, translated by Srinath Perur
The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith
Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba, translated by Lisa Dillman
No 556 Life A User’s Manual by Georges Perec #20booksofsummer
Prior to reading Life A User’s Manual, I did a bit of research on Georges Perec. Now that I’ve read this undoubted masterpiece of a novel, it’s no surprise to learn that he was a keen member of Oulipo, a literary society founded by Raymond Queneau and mathematician Francois le Lionnais. Coined the Workshop for…
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Reaching for the finish line – #20booksofsummer
