The subject of reading translations came up today. It brought to mind a promise I made to obtain and read more of them. I decided to go through my library and was surprised by the amount that I have and how varied. Below is … Continue reading
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho Translated from the Portuguese by Jull Costa Fiction, 191 pages Harper Collins Publishers Inspired by personal experience, Coelho brings us this novella which explores the perceptions of those with mental illness and those … Continue reading
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Magical Realism, 246 pages (Hardcover edition) Spanish Edition (1989) English Translation (1992) Random House, Inc. Like Water for Chocolate’s full title is, Like Water for Hot Chocolate: A novel in … Continue reading
The House of The Spirits by Isabel Allende (1982) Translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin Magical Realism, 448 pages The Dial Press a division of Random House, Inc. Synopsis taken from the author’s website: The House … Continue reading
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (2005) Translated by Lucia Graves Historical Fiction, 487 Pages Penguin Group, New York Ten years old, and still grieving the tragic loss of his mother six years earlier, Daniel Sempere is … Continue reading