“People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and […]
German literature
The Mussel Feast
“We were waiting for father, and as we waited we ate mussels.” Chapter 1: The Waiting Begins The novel opens with a mother and her two teenage children […]
German literature
Vertigo
“Memory, the insidious gnawing of memory, which so often seems to destroy what it seeks to preserve.” Beyle, or Love is a Madness The book opens with an […]
French literature
Honeymoon
“I had the impression that I was walking in the footsteps of a shadow.” Chapter 1: The Disappearance The novel opens with Jean B., a documentary filmmaker, stumbling […]
English literature
Possession
“The book was thick and black and covered with dust. Its boards were bowed and creaking; it had been maltreated in its own time. Its spine was missing, […]
English literature
The Buddha of Suburbia
“My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost.” Chapter 1: The Suburban Beginning Karim Amir, a mixed-race teenager, introduces himself and his […]