June 2023 - Andrew Blackman

I've read gulag memoirs before, but Shadows on the Tundra affected me even more deeply than the others—perhaps because of the age of the…

Stefanie on Emma Zunz: Borges Marathon, Part 32: “Disappointed there is no way out metaphysical something or other with this one 😉” Jul 23, 16:48
Andrew Blackman on Emma Zunz: Borges Marathon, Part 32: “It is! I’ve never done this kind of long-term reading project before, and I’m getting a lot more out of…” Jul 23, 15:24
wadholloway on Emma Zunz: Borges Marathon, Part 32: “Borges is not a writer I have read, nor is he on my radar, but I can imagine how fascinating…” Jul 23, 09:15
Andrew Blackman on The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón: “I’m happy to report that your comment raised an actual grin for me, which is more than most comic novels…” Jul 21, 16:26
Andrew Blackman on The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón: “I agree – there are certainly degrees of corruption, and although it’s demoralising when politicians repeatedly represent donors over voters,…” Jul 21, 16:24

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