Category: Review of translated novel

by M. Bijman November 22, 2022

A peculiar Pandora’s Box – Red Milk, by Sjón

Sjón’s latest book, Red Milk, came out in English on Sept 21, 2022 and I got it as soon asContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 5, 2022

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When absolute belief leads to absolute ruin – Firebrands, by Marc Ménard

If you want to really discover literature, you should read about subjects that you don’t know or don’t like. It’sContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 29, 2022

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So many ways to get lost in translation…

A multilingual perspective Yesterday, someone asked me how my Spanish, Portuguese and French skills are, because those are the languagesContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 4, 2022

Creative Process Discussion of writing style Review of classical fiction Review of classical novel Review of historical fiction Review of translated novel

Two tales of Japan of more than a thousand years ago – The Tale of Genji and The Tale of Murasaki

Tension between Russia and Japan is increasing at the moment, because of the disputed nation status of the Kuril Islands,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman May 28, 2021

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What is it about? – First Person Singular, by Haruki Murakami

Acclaimed Fantasy author Neil Gaiman teaches in his Masterclass course on The Art of Storytelling, that a writer and aContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 3, 2021

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Dear BBC, what is there to know about Sjón?

Here is the sad tale of a quite discombobulated radio interview. In the post before this one I discussed theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 28, 2021

Author interview Backstories Creative Process Discussion of writing style Readers and reading Review of previously published novel Review of translated novel

Performing to an empty room – Is there anyone out there?

The use of videotelephony software, such as Zoom, Facebook Live, Skype or Teams, for video and audio streaming of whatContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 11, 2019

Backstories Best of 2018 Discussion of genre Discussion of writing style Review of science fiction Review of translated novel Science Fiction

An “Invention Story” about Futile Obsession – Ball Lightning, by Cixin Liu

LIU Cixin, or Cixin Liu as he is known in English, is the author of the famous Science Fiction trilogyContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 17, 2019

Art-themed Fiction Best of 2018 Creative Process kunstlerromane Review of modern fiction Review of new novel Review of translated novel

An idea that asks to be murdered – Killing Commendatore, by Haruki Murakami

Killing Commendatore was published in Japanese with the title 騎士団長殺し (Kishidancho Goroshi) in 2017, and the English translation came outContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 10, 2019

Best of 2018 Cold Climate Novels for Summer Discussion of writing style Fairytales Review of literary fiction Review of previously published novel Review of translated novel

Luminous, mysterious and bothersome – The Taiga Syndrome, by Cristina Rivera Garza

What is the Taiga? And what is the “Taiga Syndrome”? The Taiga is a snowy, fir-forested region in the highContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 18, 2018

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The Whispering Muse, by Sjón

“Sjón, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Reader of Sjón. Her current mission: to explore strange new worlds, toContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 17, 2018

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Revenge Served Cold in the Snow – The Blue Fox, by Sjón

“Sjón, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Reader of Sjón. Her current mission: to explore strange new worlds, toContinue Reading

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