Ros's List

[Rosamund]

Got my first selection for my birthday this week. Transcript by Heimrad Bäcker.
My other firm plans so far are:
Gilgi, One of Us by Irmgard Keun
River by Esther Kinsky

[Rosamund]

I read Transcript in one burst as I couldn't pull myself away. By the end I was virtually trembling. I never fully got "found" or "concrete" poetry before this I think.

[Rosamund]

Adding Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann to my plan.

[Rosamund]

Just finished Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann. Would recommend it as a current rather than classic choice.

[Rosamund]

Malina was a great choice. A fascinatingly strange book. I abandoned the plan to read River as the library copy I reserved was held up by coronavirus and everyone's reviews were so negative. I have the Keun lined up now but distracted by Jane Austen July.