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Blogging Anniversary - 10 years

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A while ago I checked when I did my first blog post, in order to celebrate with an anniversary post. Well, that day came and went without any reaction from me. Better late than never, so here a reminder of my very first blog post from 24 October 2012.  The book was New Finnish Grammar  by Diego Marani. Marani is an Italian novelist, translator and newspaper columnist. While working as a translator for the European Union he invented a language ‘Europanto’ which is a mixture of languages and based on the common practice of word-borrowing usage of many EU languages. It was a suitable book to start with, being a book about letters, languages and memories. With a beautiful prose, the novel went directly to my heart.  "One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived German hospital ship, Pietri Friari gives the unconscious soldier medical assistance. His new patient has no documents or anything that can ide...

Month in Review - May 2016

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Bookdate   is rounding up our reading for May, so I take the opportunity to summarise my month. May was a very busy month, with holidays and travels. I still read eight books, which I think is fine, considering the lack of time. I also read some 200 pages in a very thick book with small text; the excellent The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark. One of these thick books, good to grab for a trip. You don't really run the risk of finishing it half way through your trip! At least not on a short one. Here are the books I read: The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach The Other Rembrandt by Alex Connor Stormaktens sista krig by Olle Larsson Mad Women   by Jane Maas Analfabeten som kunde räkna (The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden) by Jonas Jonasson The Dinner by Herman Koch De gömda rummen (Habitaciones cerradas) by Care Santos Best book(s) It is almost impossible to choose the best story from these eight novels. I really loved a...