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Reading Egypt: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef

February 3, 2024
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This month's reading adventures come to you from the land of the pyramids!

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By Laura Graham
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Reading Denmark: We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen

January 6, 2024
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Translated by Charlotte Barslund with Emma Ryder, the story follows several generations of fishermen from Marstal, a town located on the island of Ærø, in southern Denmark. We follow Laurids Madsen into battle against the rebelling Germans in 1848. Then his son, Albert, on a round-the-world voyage searching for answers. Finally, we see the Second World War through the eyes of Albert’s stepson, Knud Erik, a captain in the British Navy.

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Reading Colombia: Retrospective by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

December 2, 2023
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Retrospective by Juan Gabriel Vásquez (translated by Anne McLean) came to me via a Goodreads list, as many books do. I suspect it might not be the last book to tempt me from their list of 54 new books to discover this Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Reading Brazil: The Invisible Life of Euridice Guzmao by Martha Batalha

November 4, 2023
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I had quite a few interesting looking options for Brazil but this one hit the sweet spot of light, recent and in the library. I hoped that The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha (translated by Eric M. B. Becker) would provide a bit of light relief for me, and the cover blurb promised me something zesty, beguiling and wickedly funny.

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Reading Albania: A Girl in Exile by Ismail Kadare

September 23, 2023
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Over the summer my Instagram feed has been stuffed with beautiful images of Albania. Time and money are preventing me from making a trip to Albania in person right now, so I decided to see if it was possible to satisfy my wanderlust (at least temporarily) by reading a book set there instead.

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Hi, I'm Laura! I'm a thirty something student and travel fan from South East England.

This blog is where I document my adventures in my local area and further afield, as well as ocassionally diving into my experiences studying History and Art History with the Open University.

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