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If I had your face, by Frances Cha

An impressive debut novel about four young women battling to hold their own in the ultramodern, image-obsessed city of modern day Seoul. Frances Cha, a former journalist, has lived and worked across the US, Hong Kong and South Korea, giving her a unique perspective on the plight of women at Read more…

By sophie, 3 yearsFebruary 1, 2022 ago
Literary fiction

The Ice Palace, by Tarjei Vesaas

I  loved this book. The original novel was written in nynorsk and is a classic of Norwegian literature, but I can’t believe it loses much in translation. The short, ninety-six page novella is quite positively overflowing with poetry. For anyone put off by that, don’t be — I read the Read more…

By sophie, 3 yearsJanuary 31, 2022 ago

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