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Rodolfo's List
Wow, Rodolfo, you happen to have some really great books just lazing around your place! I have been wanting to read [Book: Autiography Of Red] for the longest time and it's just sitting on my Amazon wish list. Thank you for reminding me of this and I think that I'm going to swap out my Canada pick [Book: Book Of Negroes] to make room for this. [Book: The Street Of Crocodiles] is another...and I even own that one! We share the same pick for Greece.Nice list and I'll be back for another peek.
Judy wrote: "Some good window shopping, huh, Mikki?""window shopping" - I like that.
What a great list. Might reread Zorba the Greek and read all the titles on your list, Rodolfo.
I'm wondering if the movie Metropolis was adapted from the Hungarian book [Book: Metropole]? Regardless, the book looks good and I'll have to read it at some point.Ay Yai Yai...it doesn't end.
Asmah wrote: "What a great list. Might reread Zorba the Greek and read all the titles on your list, Rodolfo."Ha ha. What about your list? And your two groups? I think you're getting a little too much sun, Asmah. LOL
Judy wrote: "Ha ha. What about your list? And your two groups? I think you're getting a little too much sun, Asmah. LOL Anne, are you saying that Asmah is a-Zorb-ing to much sun? :-)"Hahahahahha
Mikki wrote: "Wow, Rodolfo, you happen to have some really great books just lazing around your place! I have been wanting to read [Book: Autiography Of Red] for the longest time and it's just sitting on my Amaz..."I have very little self control when in the vicinity of used book stores, so I typically have a rather large TBR pile, as is the case now.
Autobiography of Red is one of the few I actually hunted down. If I recall correctly, I actually got it from Amazon. I'm just a sucker for reinterpreted myths.
Anne wrote: "Ha ha. What about your list? And your two groups? I think you're getting a little t..."Honestly, its the compulsion to know everything to sift out what is wise, friend. D)))
Judy wrote: "...Anne, are you saying that Asmah is a-Zorb-ing to much sun? :-)"Judy, what a clever and imaginative phrase!! It needs some water and sunscreen and a big hat just to digest it.
Mikki, Autobiography of Red I put in my TBR list. thks.
Rodolfo, yes yes to "reinterpreted myths". List some of them if you like...
Asmah wrote: "Anne wrote: "Ha ha. What about your list? And your two groups? I think you're getting a little t..."Honestly, its the compulsion to know everything to sift out what is wise, friend. D)))"
Asmah, that I understand. Hope you're having a wonderful time.
Rodolfo wrote: "I have very little self control when in the vicinity of used book stores..."No need to explain. I have none--all self control is left at the door.
Asmah wrote: "Mikki, Autobiography of Red I put in my TBR list. thks."I've moved it onto my 52 list for Canada so now I'll need to decide between that and [Book: The Book Of Negroes].
Judy wrote: "I have very little self control when in the vicinity of used book stores, so I typically have a rather large TBR pile, as is the case now.Rodolfo, you are among friends who are equally addicted! ..."
Too funny but true! Leave Asmah's hat alone; just looking at her avatar reminds me of the classics and inspires me to read better literature. :D
Judy wrote: "I've been contemplating Someone Knows My Name(The Book of Negroes) ever since Janice read it and like it. As far as Asmah's head covering, wouldn't you say that subject is old hat? :-)"Aha...you just made my night!
Re: Someone Knows My Name/ / The Book of Negroes. Yup, they are the same book. The story of the slave trade is engrossing and you really feel how the protagonist felt at home in her own culture. You want to be part of that culture too. I have a very short review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... I thought this book was worth five stars. I cannot but recommend this book.
Judy, are you as clever with designing me a new chapeau, as Mikki says--my classic avatar, as with finding witty bons mots? I'm losing count of your many original remarks! Mikki, thank you for defending the J.A. "avatar" during my two-week absence.
We're all so many "birds-of-a-feather that flock together" in our literary interest. And, I'll add a feather to my avatar since several of us are into excess!! D)))
No problem, Asmah. I've got your back. :D
Judy wrote: "Haha!! You two, kill me! Any idea what kind of feather, Asmah? (Maybe Mikki can help you find the perfect one.) This winter I'm thinking a boa would look chic. :-) ..."A stylish boa is just the thing in the cast of "Hello, Dolly". Since I'm not a theatrical star, some ubiquitous parakeet feathers will be good enough. Can Irene (Mikki) and Minnie (myself) show milady an attractive feathery boa?
Mikki, Judy and Asmah - you should take your act on the road. D))
Anne wrote: "Mikki, Judy and Asmah - you should take your act on the road. D))"It'll need a producer-director. Anyone in mind, Anne?
Asmah wrote: "Can Irene (Mikki) and Minnie (myself) show milady an attractive feathery boa?..."Or perhaps something with ribbons down the back, no?
Asmah wrote: "Anne wrote: "Mikki, Judy and Asmah - you should take your act on the road. D))"It'll need a producer-director. Anyone in mind, Anne?"
I think you three could act, produce and direct. I'll sit in the audience and laugh and laugh. D)
Anne wrote: "I think you three could act, produce and direct. I'll sit in the audience and laugh and laugh";D
Mikki wrote: " ;D "Oh, my gosh! A n-e-w emoticon!! Judy introduced the fabulous double chin D) I never even hoped to see two of them. Now Mikki signs ;D Has this ever been seen in the annals of this group? Mikki, what consequences can this emoticon have for posters?
Asmah wrote: "Mikki wrote: " ;D "Oh, my gosh! A n-e-w emoticon!! Judy introduced the fabulous double chin D) I never even hoped to see two of them. Now Mikki signs ;D Has this ever been seen in the annals..."
Okay, I don't get it. what does ";D" mean? I took it for a typo of D).
Mikki wrote: "It's a wink and a smile. Get it? ;D"Okay, now I get it. Did you make up this one? I've never seen it.
ahem... I did not apply for the job of producer. Like I said; you three don't need one. You'll make stuff up as you go. ;D))
Anne wrote: "Okay, now I get it. Did you make up this one? I've never seen it."No, I have a friend who has a tween niece so we pretty much see everything. >:) means being devilish. And when they are texting one another it reads like a foreign language. Ex: CTNPITR = Can't talk now, parent in the room. Craziness.
Judy wrote: "Mikki wrote: "But the double chins are the best!"Perhaps a compromise ;D)) That way we can wink, smile and eat at the same time. (I don't know how to make an emoticon with feathers and ribbons th..."
\<:-) this can be Asmah. ;D))
How funny. But Asmah knew what it meant. She reads "tween."
Mikki wrote: "%<:) or this!"What is that? devilish Asmah with a feather boa?
\<:-) this can be Asmah. ;D)) Ha ha. Is that devilish Asmah with a feather?
No, that's a smiling Asmah with a feather in her hat. Oh my, we've completely hijacked poor Rodolfo's page...
Great list Rodolfo, and it added a lot of new books to the master list. If you add anything, just leave a comment here or let me know and I can add them to the master list too. Cheers!
Mikki wrote: "No, that's a smiling Asmah with a feather in her hat. Oh my, we've completely hijacked poor Rodolfo's page..."
Poor Rodolfo. We better move our nonsense to another thread.
I don't get it. Is my emoticon a unicorn?
Hahahahahaha. Mikki, so much for Asmah understanding "tween." She's right, tho. It does look like a unicorn.
/:-) I tried to remember how Mikki did it. That just looks like a raised eyebrow. I guess that is you at the moment. We do love you, Asmah. Are you still in Greece?
Same here. I mean I love you all, too! D))))
Anne wrote: "/:-) I tried to remember how Mikki did it. That just looks like a raised eyebrow. I guess that is you at the moment. We do love you, Asmah. Are you still in Greece?"I took a little tour of the eastern Mediterranean then visited a couple of Italian cities. Missed the commotion there, being earlier, later, or somewhere else.
Judy wrote: "Apologies, Rodolfo, but hope you got a chuckle out of our craziness.:-)No worries, the whole exchange was pretty amusing . . .
Thanks Jenny for adding my books to the Master List. I'll be sure and add a post when I get around to updating the list . . .
Jenny, I added a couple of books, mostly from the master list (The Palace of Dreams,The Radiance of the King, The Stone of Laughter, The Bleeding of the Stone, This Blinding Absence of Light, The Ice Palace, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Ilustrado, Murambi, The Book of Bones, and Season of Migration to the North), and a couple that were not there last I checked (The Republic of Wine : A Novel (China), and Mulata (Guatemala))
Rodolfo, I'll definitely be reading [Book: The Radiance Of The King],[Book: The Ice Palace], and [Book: This Blinding absence of Light] so perhaps we'll be be able to read on or two together.
Judy wrote: "That's good to know, Chrissie. Between you and Janice liking it, it sounds like we've stumbled upon a good book. ..."
It's an awesome book. I gave it 5 stars. I'm reading Hill's Any Known Blood as my selection for Canada because I love the way he writes.
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Here's what I have so far:
Albania: The Palace of Dreams by Ismail Kadare
Algeria: Wolf Dreams by Yasmina Khadra
Angola: The Return of the Water Spirit by Pepetela
Argentina: The Museum of Eterna's Novel: The First Good Novel by Macedonio Fernandez
Australia: That Deadman Dance: A Novel by Kim Scott
Austria: Frost by Thomas BernhardBangladesh: A Golden Age: A Novel by Tahmima AnamBolivia: Turing's Delirium by Edmundo Paz SoldanBrazil: Anonymous Celebrity by Ignacio De Loyola BrandaoBulgaria: Zift: A Noir Novel by Vladislav TodorovCameroon: Houseboy by Ferdinand OyonoCanada: Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
Chile: Taratuta and Still Life With Pipe: Two Novellas by Jose DonosoChina: The Republic of Wine : A Novel by Mo Yan
Colombia: The Dark Bride by Laura Restrepo
Congo: Johnny Mad Dog by Emmanuel DongalaCosta Rica: Assault on Paradise by Tatiana Lobo
Croatia: Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic
Cuba: Hallucinations: or, The Ill-Fated Peregrinations of Fray Servando by Reinaldo Arenas
Czech Republic: The Golden Age by Michal AjvazDominican Republic: (Via Peru) The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas LlosaEgypt: God Dies By the Nile by Nawal El SaadawiEl Salvador: Tyrant Memory by Horacio Castellanos Moya
England: Last and First Men by Olaf StapledonFrance: Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean GenetGermany: (Via Holland) The Death of the Adversary by Hans KeilsonGhana The Sun by Night by Benjamin Kwakye
Greece: Zorba the Greek by Nikos KazantzakisGuadeloupe: Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse CondeGuatemala: Mulata by Miguel Angel AsturiasGuinea-Bissau: The Radiance of the King by Camara LayeHaiti: Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy by Marie Vieux-ChauvetHungary: Metropole by Ferenc Karinthy
Iceland: Paradise Reclaimed by Halldór LaxnessIndia: The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyIndonesia: Durga/Umayi: A Novel by Y. B. Mangunwijaya
Israel: The Confessions of Noa Weber by Gail HarevenItaly: Conjugal Love by Alberto MoraviaIvory Coast: Allah is Not Obliged by Ahmadou KouroumaJamaica: Midnight Robber by Nalo HopkinsonJapan: Piercing by Ryu MurakamiKorea (South): I Have the Right to Destroy Myself by Young-ha KimLebanon: The Stone of Laughter by Hoda BarakatLibya:The Bleeding of the Stone Ibrahim al-Koni
Malaysia: Evening Is the Whole Day by Preeta SamarasanMali: The Fortunes of Wangrin by Amadou Hampâté Bâ
Martinique: Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau
Mauritius: The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah
Mexico: The Black Minutes by Martin SolaresMorocco: This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben JellounNepal: The Royal Ghosts by Samrat UpadhyayNicaragua: Margarita, How Beautiful the Sea by Sergio Ramirez
Nigeria: Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua AchebeNorway: The Ice Palace by Tarjei VesaasPakistan: A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed HanifPapua New Guinea: Kisses in the Nederends by Epeli Hau'ofa
Phillipines: Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco
Poland: The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz
Portugal: The Cave by Jose SaramagoPuerto Rico: Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo by Edgardo Rodriguez JuliaRomania: The Appointment by Herta MüllerRussia: The Helmet of Horror: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur by Victor PelevinRwanda: Murambi, The Book of Bones by Boubacar Boris Diop
Saudi Arabia: Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Yousef Al-MohaimeedScotland: Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams by Alexander McCall SmithSenegal: God's Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousmane
Spain: Soldiers of Salamis by Javier CercasSri Lanka: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew: A Novel by Shehan Karunatilaka
Trinidad: The Dragon Can't Dance by Earl Lovelace
Turkey: My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Ukraine: Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana ZabuzhkoUruguay: Ariel by Jose Enrique RodoUSA: Atomik Aztex by Sesshu Foster
Venezuela: Dona Ines vs. Oblivion: A Novel by Ana Teresa Torres
Vietnam: Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung