May 2017 - Andrew Blackman

On the violence of borders

I recently visited Ceuta, a piece of the north African coast that belongs to Spain and is hence part of “Europe”. It was a very…

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The Russian Window by Dragan Velikic: Review

When I was in Belgrade a while back, I bought four novels in a wonderful bookshop on the main street, Knez Mihailova. They…

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Matt Cook on Man on Pink Corner: Borges Marathon, Part 8: “Thankyou for this wonderful resource you are providing for us all online here! I wonder which translation are you reading?…” Mar 1, 21:25
Andrew Blackman on The Immortal: Borges Marathon, Part 27: “Yes! Often I’ll see a reference or theme that reminds me of another story, but I don’t remember which one,…” Feb 28, 07:54
Andrew Blackman on Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami: “That’s great to hear, Marcie. Yes, the ambiguity felt very deliberate and well constructed. Bellezza’s comment helped me to understand…” Feb 28, 07:49
Andrew Blackman on The South: Borges Marathon, Part 26: “Yes! Borges quite often drops in these laconic lines near the end that make you scurry back through the story…” Feb 28, 07:44
Stefanie on The South: Borges Marathon, Part 26: “Oh, what a good story with the double way to read it. I think it sounds more interesting to read…” Feb 27, 21:37