Posted by Steven
on 6/11/2009, 22:02:44, in reply to "Re: The List So Far"
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Thanks for your nominations, Friederike. Several of these are on my shelf wanting to be read.
Note to Madeleine: You asked for "anything by Chinua Achebe." Friederike has conveniently nominated his novel Arrow of God, so that's what will go on the ballot.
--Previous Message--
: Looks like a good list already! Well done. I have read
: at least 5 of the nominated books, but that is not a
: problem.
:
: I am adding a few, keeping in the spirit of
: "classics" rather than books written in the
: last few years, and books I am planning to read at
: some time this year. These may make good complements
: to the existing list of recommendations so far:
:
: Alexander Döblin "Berlin Alexanderplatz"
: German 1929, English ?, latest translation 2005
: (1878 – 1957)
:
: Stefan Zweig "The Post Office Girl", 224 p.
: (German) 1982 (posthumous), NYRB Classics (April 15,
: 2008)
: (1881 – 1942)
:
: Patrick White "Voss", 464 p. 1957
: (1912-1990)
:
: Heinrich Böll "Billiards at Half-Past Nine, 280
: p. German 1959. English 1994
: (1917-1985)
:
: Chinua Achebe "Arrow of God", 240 p. 1989
: (1930 - )
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