2024 Authors from Around the World: 2x2 Reading Schedule

[Lesle, Appalachain Bibliophile]

I would like to vote for:

A Happy Couple?
Melanie's Two female Italian authors
Luis's Two Brazilian authors

Thank you!

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

We have a tie for the last spot:

Please cast your vote for ONE of these pairs:

1.Two V's from India: Epic authors➕

2. Two Female Italian authors: 20th century from islands➕➕➕

3. Two Australian authors: Colonization and Exploration

[Lorraine]

Number 1. The Two V’s from India.

[Luís]

Number 2. Two Female Italian authors: 20th century from islands

[Kathy]

2. Two Female Italian authors: 20th century from islands

[Lesle, Appalachain Bibliophile]

Me too please!
2. Two Female Italian authors: 20th century from islands

[Jen]

This is a tough one. I kinda wish the Indian epics were in the Hefty/Husky thread. I am interested in them, the Ramayana especially, but it's hard to say in advance that I will be able to fit it in and participate... if I had a wider window to read it, I might be more comfortable committing a vote to it.

Abstaining for now... if the indians or the italians get the vote, then I will aspire to read along when the time comes.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Jen, any pairs that get at least one vote are up for the 2025 poll, just to let you know.

[Jen]

Yes I hoped you might roll them over. That is cool.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

It gives a basis to build on. It's sometimes hard to come up with pairs!

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

The winner of the tie-breaking poll is: Two Italian authors living on islands.

Any pairs thar received at least one vote will be carried over into 2025.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Thanks to everyone who voted!

[Jen]

Yay! I’m looking forward to most all of these authors.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

That's good to hear!

[Piyangie, Classical Princess]

I might not have much reading time next year. But I'm hoping to do Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Chinua Achebe at least.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Both have written relatively short works, Piyangie. How long is your course?

[Piyangie, Classical Princess]

Rosemarie wrote: "Both have written relatively short works, Piyangie. How long is your course?"

Three semesters cramped to one year, Rosemarie. I finish next fall. Glad they have short work that I could read. The Little Prince has been on my radar for a long time now.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

That's an excellent choice, Piyangie. I've lost track of how many times I've read it.

[Jen]

Been having fun tracking down my books.

I've just ordered used copies of Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg and Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado.

And on Open Library I have found the Japanese authors, Clarice Lispector, Colette, and Wole Soyinke. These I'll try to tolerate reading online since they're rather short. Maybe Deledda too.
Still hoping to get The African Trilogy: Things Fall Apart / Arrow of God / No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe or at least the first book. Hoping a cheaper used copy turns up...

Do others have their 2x2 reads planned out yet? :)

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

I generally don't plan in advance since my plans fail miserably after only two weeks. I find if I read more if I don't plan.
You've made some good choices so far, Jen.

[Kathy]

I plan but may not follow through completely. So many books, so little time.

I hope to read the 2nd book in the African trilogy, Arrow of God, and possibly the third book.

For Wole Soyinka, I hope to read his play The Lion and the Jewel. Thank you Jen for mentioning Open Library, where I found some of Woyinka's books. His book Aké: The Years of Childhood was published in 1981 so it's not yet a classic, but that interests me also.

I've read Family Lexicon by Ginzburg (also titled The Things We Used to Say) and enjoyed that. My local library has The Dry Heart so I'll try that.

For Grazia Deledda, I have an ebook of After the Divorce.

[Ila]

Kathy wrote: "I plan but may not follow through completely. So many books, so little time.

I hope to read the 2nd book in the African trilogy, Arrow of God, and possibly the third book.

For [auth..."

I'm planning to read Natalia Ginzburg's [book:The Things We Used to Say|430936] this year. Great to see that you liked it. She has been on my to-read shelf for a long time now. For Colette, The Vagabond is a likely choice as I quite liked Gigi.

[Luís]

For Ginzburg, I plan to read The Road to the City

[Jen]

Kathy wrote: "I plan but may not follow through completely. So many books, so little time.

I hope to read the 2nd book in the African trilogy, Arrow of God, and possibly the third book.

For [auth..."

Ah yea... I may also go for The Lion and the Jewel although I'm also more drawn to Aké. I don't know why I wanna shy away from plays, but maybe this will be a moment to confront that mental block.
Good to hear your thumbs up for Family Lexicon. I follow someone who just raved about The Dry Heart and rated it even higher.
Appreciate the Deledda idea. That one sounds interesting.

[Jen]

Luís wrote: "For Ginzburg, I plan to read The Road to the City"

Sounds interesting! Adding to TBR. Thanks, hadn't read about that one yet.

[Lorraine]

I will probably start with the two "Y"s from Japan:
since I already have a book from each of them at home.
The Sound of Waves for Mishima and The Sound of the Mountain for Kawabata, both in French. I read Mishima The Sea of Fertility series and liked it.
It will also be my second book by Kawabata as I have read A Thousand Cranes. I did not like that one as much as the books by Mishima.

[Luís]

Lorraine wrote: "I will probably start with the two "Y"s from Japan:
since I already have a book from each of them at home.
The Sound of Waves for Mishima and The Sound of the Mountain for Kawabata, both in French...."

I like those series by Mishima!