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World Literature

By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño

By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño

Roberto Bolaño’s By Night in Chile is a study in unreliable narration. It tells the story of the writer/priest/critic Sebastian Urrutia Lacroix as he reflects, from his death-bed, on certain events in his life, particularly those in connection to the Pinochet regime.

Victoria Addis August 11, 2016June 13, 2019 Blog, Book Reviews, Fiction, Translated Fiction No Comments Read more

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

Yukio Mishima was a twentieth century Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model and film director. He was also an ardent nationalist, with extreme right wing views. His death in 1970, aged just 45, came as a result of a failed

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Americanah: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a novel of social comedy and observation bound up in serious issues of identity, race, and culture, in a globalised world. Obinze and Ifemelu meet at high school in Nigeria and fall in love. When the

Victoria Addis August 10, 2016February 12, 2020 Blog, Book Reviews, Fiction No Comments Read more
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