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Book Review: “The Elixir of Immortality” — A Fabulous Ride Through European History

February 1, 2014
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Love stories, treachery, brilliant plans, history itself gone awry – it’s all here in inspiring abundance in this fabulous novel, where the Spinozas make their way through hundreds of years of European history.

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Fuse Book Review: Inclement “Climates”

May 7, 2013
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While reading Andre Maurois’ “Climates” you feel your world narrowing in uncomfortable ways.

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Book Review: A Powerful Remembrance of the Cambodian Genocide — “The Elimination”

March 11, 2013
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Ultimately, “The Elimination” is less a literary effort than an act of witness by both writer and reader.

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Author Interview: Suspense Stories With a Twist — Writer George Harrar

January 29, 2013
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George Harrar is not really a mystery or suspense writer, per se. His work is noir and tension-filled, but there is a philosophical and psychological sub-strata that’s more reminiscent of Kafka than Robert Parker.

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Book Review: “The Barcelona Brothers” — A Nasty Piece of Spanish Noir

August 22, 2012
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International noir novels no longer revolve around exotic police procedurals or gimmicky detective stories. They aim to pound readers into the pavement.

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Book Review: “When the Night” — A Memorably Icy Love Story

May 11, 2012
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In spare, exact prose Cristian Comencini lets this story unfold against an Alpine setting that is so vivid it, too, becomes a character in this strangely compelling novel.

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Book Review: Celebrating “The Flowers of War”

March 5, 2012
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A strange mix of characters who all have complicated pasts gives rise to a novel that blossoms — exactly as a flower does — into a complex drama that includes several points of view and a wide range of emotions.

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Book Review: “The Secret in Their Eyes” — An Impressive Work of Art

January 19, 2012
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The novel is a brilliant psychological thriller, and several other things as well — a very quiet love story, a narrative of a remarkable friendship between two men, and an exploration of the corruption rampant in Argentine politics in the late 60s and 70s.

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Book Review: Remembering “The Wrong Blood”

December 11, 2010
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Balancing the domestic and the tragic, The Wrong Blood explores the ways in which political history and personal histories intertwine: the novel is an invaluable reminder of how, in the midst of war, love and continuity preserve the potential for a richer life despite the disaster. The Wrong Blood by Manuel de Lope. Translated from…

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Book Review: All About Art (except the art)

September 10, 2009
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Mostly, Richard Polsky writes entertainingly about the art world in the American vernacular: cash. i sold Andy Warhol. (too soon) by Richard Polsky. other press, 288 pages, $23.95. Reviewed by Peter Walsh “The nature of the art business is that it’s filled with pettiness and jealousy…” complains art dealer Richard Polsky early in his new…

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