Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López, The Eternaut
The Eternaut by Héctor Germán Oesterheld My rating: 4 of 5 stars Though The Eternaut only appeared in an English translation in 2015, it is often considered one of the … Continue reading
José Muñoz and Carlos Sampayo, Alack Sinner
[This post combines my Goodreads reviews of both volumes of Alack Sinner, The Age of Innocence and The Age of Disenchantment.] Alack Sinner: The Age of Innocence by Carlos Sampayo … Continue reading
Juan Rulfo, Pedro Páramo
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo My rating: 5 of 5 stars It sometimes seems as if great novels—where “great” implies success at the historico-political task of summing an epoch or … Continue reading
Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli My rating: 3 of 5 stars The honest critic must be content to find a VERY LITTLE contemporary work worth serious attention; but … Continue reading
César Aira, How I Became a Nun
How I Became a Nun by César Aira My rating: 3 of 5 stars To recap, following on from my review of the brilliant An Episode in the Life of … Continue reading
César Aira, An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter by César Aira My rating: 5 of 5 stars This short but grand 2000 novella, seemingly regarded as its prolific author’s … Continue reading
Roberto Bolaño, By Night in Chile
By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño My rating: 4 of 5 stars Back when Bolaño first broke in the US, I tried to hop aboard the bandwagon. I read … Continue reading
