Barcelona Gothic
Barcelona Gothic The story follows Daniel Sempere, the son of a humble bookshop owner, who gets initiated into the secret society of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books as a boy. There, he picks up a mysterious tome called The Shadow of the Wind by an unknown author named Julián Carax. Daniel’s curiosity about the book’s […]
Have a drink with Hemingway
A drink with Hemingway Something about Hemingway’s restrained yet profound writing style gets me every time. A Moveable Feast, his memoir of the early 1920s when he was a struggling writer in Paris, is a perfect example. With sparse but vivid prose, he transports you to the bohemian literary scene of post-war Paris. The book […]
Magic Realism: “100 Years of Solitude”
Magic Realism: “100 Years of Solitude” What can I say about 100 Years of Solitude that hasn’t already been said? This novel is a giant, magical realist epic that takes you on a journey through the Buendía family’s multi-generational saga in the isolated town of Macondo, somewhere in South America. The book opens with the […]