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Alta Ifland
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Eastern European folktales, Kafka, Calvino
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Vertical Motion by Can Xue (Open Letter, 2011. Trans. from the Chinese by Karen Gernant and Chen Zeping)
The Beijing of Possibilities by Jonathan Tel (Other Press, 2009)
I had read Five Spice Street—one of the most original novels I’ve ever come across—by Can Xue, so I knew what to expect when I opened Vertical Motion. The latter is a rather eclectic collection, from the title story, written in a... read more »
The Beijing of Possibilities by Jonathan Tel (Other Press, 2009)
I had read Five Spice Street—one of the most original novels I’ve ever come across—by Can Xue, so I knew what to expect when I opened Vertical Motion. The latter is a rather eclectic collection, from the title story, written in a... read more »
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Voice of Ice - Voix de Glace
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Elegy for a Fabulous World
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2009
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Death-in-a-Box
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2011
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The Snail's Song
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.....Hi Alta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy new tear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Martin Dressler The Tale of an American Dreamer may have been the first book I read as a real adult, but I never stopped reading, so I think that it may have been the book that made me an adult, or at least ushered me towards adulthood. It's taken me seven or eight years to be able to even describe my feelings for it with any kind of accuracy, so I'm glad they resonated with you.
