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Yesterday, 21:27

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recent Purchases/Borrowings in General Discussion

Amos Oz, My Michael

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Yesterday, 19:58

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Jonathan Franzen in Writers

Well, it's hard to say, this is a novel that managed to pull a lot of strings for me. I felt identified in the mechanics of the family as it has the...

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17-Jun-2013, 05:27

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently Begun Books in General Discussion

Juan Goytisolo, Duelo en el Paraíso (Duel in Paradise) One of his early novels. Let's check how his writing has developed to the present days.

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17-Jun-2013, 05:24

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently finished books? in General Discussion

Amin Maalouf, Ports of Call With his agile prose, Maalouf takes us for a ride to the tortuous XX century and centers his characters in the middle...

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17-Jun-2013, 05:12

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Jonathan Franzen in Writers

I did finish reading it Hamlet, and I have to say I absolutely loved it. It is a tremendous novel, a saga about life in the United States from mid XX...

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14-Jun-2013, 23:01

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Explore for new authors or stick the ones you like? in General Discussion

For the past two years I've been choosing a poet a year and read his complete poetry. Last year it was Borges and this one José Emilio Pacheco....

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13-Jun-2013, 22:54

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Explore for new authors or stick the ones you like? in General Discussion

Interesting answers, thank you everybody. In fact, for me it's almost impossible to have in a row readings, even back to back books from a same...

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12-Jun-2013, 19:00

Daniel del Real started a thread Explore for new authors or stick the ones you like? in General Discussion

Recently I've had this question on my mind and I cannot take a decision. Life is short, and we all know that, and the literary universe vast and...

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12-Jun-2013, 18:54

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently Begun Books in General Discussion

I wish it was in person :D then... READ THAT WRITER!

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12-Jun-2013, 06:39

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recent Purchases/Borrowings in General Discussion

Amin Maalouf, The Rock of Tanios & Ports of Call

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10-Jun-2013, 19:35

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently Begun Books in General Discussion

Juan Goytisolo, La Saga de los Marx Don Juan Goytisolo is giving me vocabulary lessons again. I absolutely adore his wording, his prose and the...

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10-Jun-2013, 19:33

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently finished books? in General Discussion

Amin Maalouf, The First Century after Béatrice A sharp point of view about the gaps between North and South of the globe; an interesting idea...

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10-Jun-2013, 19:27

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recent Purchases/Borrowings in General Discussion

These two books are terrific, marvelous literature gems. I found Venenos de Deus, Remédios do Diabo, even better than Sleepwalking Land

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10-Jun-2013, 19:24

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Rubem Fonseca in Writers

A few years ago at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. In fact, the copy of August I own is signed by him :) I'll try to find some pictures of...

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09-Jun-2013, 08:54

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently finished books? in General Discussion

Interesting to read your take on this novel. Not so sure I want to read DeLillo again, The Names was a huge disappointment.

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07-Jun-2013, 01:32

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently finished books? in General Discussion

Carlos Fuentes, Terra Nostra Wow, what a ride! There's so much to say about this amazing novel but no breath to do it now. I'm exhausted as a...

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06-Jun-2013, 22:20

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Antonio Muñoz Molina wins 2013 Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras in News Discussion

That paragraph is truly great Cleathess thanks. However, I just finished Terra Nostra and I'm not in the mood for another +600pp back to back book....

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05-Jun-2013, 20:07

Daniel del Real started a thread Antonio Muñoz Molina wins 2013 Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras in News Discussion

It seems to be Muñoz Molina's year. Previously he had been awarded with the Jerusalem prize, and after a debate if he should go and receive the...

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05-Jun-2013, 18:40

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Best 100 novels in Spanish in the XXth century in General Discussion

Agree, it's a way better list than the initial. I'm have to do my own and announce my joy for seeing the name of Mexican writer José Revueltas....

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05-Jun-2013, 18:24

Daniel del Real replied to a thread New & Notable in General Discussion

So you finally reveal your real identity out there Bubba :) Congratulations on this new work!

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05-Jun-2013, 18:16

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recent Purchases/Borrowings in General Discussion

Yuri Herrera, La Transmigración de los Cuerpos Aharon Appelfeld, Badenheim 1939

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05-Jun-2013, 18:12

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recently finished books? in General Discussion

Yeah, that's probably the weakest novel I've read by Pamuk, and I've read them all (translated works of course)

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05-Jun-2013, 01:50

Daniel del Real replied to a thread 2013 Kafka Prize for Amos Oz in News Discussion

I'd recommend The Same Sea or Scenes from the Village Life to start. The first one is a novel you read like poetry, with very lyric short chapters....

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29-May-2013, 00:54

Daniel del Real started a thread 2013 Kafka Prize for Amos Oz in News Discussion

He is a terrific writer and I'm always happy for him to collect all these deserved awards. ...

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29-May-2013, 00:07

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recent Purchases/Borrowings in General Discussion

Great Haul, Heteronym. You seem to be focusing more this time on Portuguese language.

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29-May-2013, 00:00

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Novelist Mia Couto wins 2013 Camoes Prize in News Discussion

I want to join myself to the celebration of Couto winning this very coveted prize. He is a very talented writer that gives a new dimension to Africa,...

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27-May-2013, 06:41

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Recent Purchases/Borrowings in General Discussion

A couple of books by really promissory still young Mexican writers. Yuri Herrera, La Transmigración de los Cuerpos David Toscana, El Último...

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23-May-2013, 19:01

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Lydia Davis wins the 2013 Man Booker International Prize in General Discussion

Well, this is a definite change of direction for this prize, something that we were able to witness since the release of the short list. In the past,...

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23-May-2013, 18:53

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Best Spaniard novel in the XXI century in General Discussion

This is what I was talking about. ABC also speaks about the best novel coming from the other side of the Atlantic: ...

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22-May-2013, 20:15

Daniel del Real replied to a thread Rubem Fonseca in Writers

I've only read a novel by him, Agosto, and remember liking it despite I'm not a fan of detective novels. It was a really noir novel, with an...

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