April 2022 - Andrew Blackman

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April 2022 Reading Roundup

This month's reading featured Caribbean literary fiction, politics, economics, and the moving tales of a Berlin chiropodist.

Dog-Heart by Diana McCaulay

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Race & Class in Jamaican Fiction: Dog-Heart by Diana McCaulay

Dog-Heart tells the story of two Jamaicans from very different worlds. Sahara is a light-skinned “uptown” woman who runs a successful Kingston…

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Neeru on The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov: “He really had guts to criticise the establishment under Stalin! I have M&M on my shelves but it daunts me.…” Oct 30, 17:24
Andrew Blackman on The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov: “Thanks Emma! Glad you liked this one. Our reading seems to overlap quite a bit!” Oct 27, 12:20
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 17: The Garden of Forking Paths: “Although I generally don’t like assuming what figures from the past would have thought about today’s technologies, I think you’re…” Oct 27, 12:19
Asterion on Borges Marathon, Part 17: The Garden of Forking Paths: “Borges would’ve hated your use of a.i” Oct 26, 16:39
Emma @ Words And Peace on The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov: “Great review! I have enjoyed it as well, and also The Master and Margarita, though as you said the satire…” Oct 24, 21:28