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Month: June 2025

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Borges Marathon, Part 20: The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero

Treachery and heroism blur in this meticulously plotted short story by Jorge Luis Borges, with noticeable echoes from history and literature.
21 June 2025
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All the Books on One Shelf

How would you approach the task of presenting all of English literature on a single shelf display? Here's how one Serbian bookshop…
14 June 2025

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  • Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “Hi Marianne, Thanks for the link – I’ll read your thoughts on Growth of the Soil now. Which Lagerlof did…” Nov 2, 20:57
  • Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “Hi Alice, Thanks for the recommendations! I agree about McEwan always leaving you with something to think about. I read…” Nov 2, 20:56
  • Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “You’ve introduced me to plenty of new books too, Bean, so I’m happy to return the favour. Glad you had…” Nov 2, 20:43
  • Marianne Maurer on Books I read in October 2026: “I only read Growth of the Soil but also read another one by Selma Lagerlöf. Both great authors. https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/hamsun-knut-growth-of-soil.html” Nov 2, 15:35
  • Alice Smith on Books I read in October 2026: “In October I read two excellent books: What we can know, by Ian McEwan–this author always leaves you with something…” Oct 31, 09:39

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