Land of the Disappeared: A review of The Therapist by Nial Giacomelli

The Therapist by Nial Giacomelli

A book review

Despite its virulence, little is known about the disease.  They say that it attacks the brain and spinal column. That victims suffer encephalitis-like reactions. Lethargy, confusion and changes in personality are all common.  The media report cases of grandiose delusions and memory loss.  Some hear voices, other see impossible realities.  All eventually disappear.

Nazi Apocalypse: Joseph Roth's essays "On the End of the World"

Joseph Roth: On the End of the World

A book review

What use are my words against the guns, the loudspeakers, the murderers, the deranged ministers, the clueless diplomats, the stupid interviewers and journalists who interpret the voice of this world of Babel, muddied anyhow, via the drums of Nuremberg?

In sad resignation

Your Joseph Roth

Go West : Sophie Hardach's Confession with Blue Horses

Go West  

Confession with Blue Horses by Sophie Hardach 

A book review

A Whole New World: J.B. Priestley's "The Other Place and Other Stories of the Same Sort"

A Whole New World

The Other Place and Other Stories of the Same Sort 

by J.B. Priestley

A Review of the Valancourt Books edition

First Love: Atlantic Winds by William Prendiville

First Love

A review of William Prendiville's Atlantic Winds

Judging by the quality of this debut novella and Omar Sabbagh’s Minutes from the Miracle City (which I reviewed earlier on this blog), the second wave of “Fairlight Moderns” from Fairlight Books promises to be something to really look forward to.     

Eid in Dubai: "Minutes from the Miracle City" by Omar Sabbagh

Eid in Dubai 

Minutes from the Miracle City by Omar Sabbagh

A book review