Two children, two voices
I found this a novel way of describing voices, using poetic terms.Â
Two small children: one voice...
Making invisible friends
This is a book lover's book, and the protagonist is the son of a bookseller, whose bookshop he takes over...
Like a kitten
This novel is to a great extent about the relationship between brother and sister Maggie and Tom Tulliver. She loves...
Grateful gods
Adults, as you know, are remote, powerful and unpredictable, giving them a striking resemblance to the Greek gods on Olympia. When...
How to read a book in a language you don’t know (I)
When Luiz went to Brazil recently, I gave him a copy of a Caroline story for his two great-nieces. Most...
As fabulous as …
A marvelously original simile for 'fabulous', found in this slim, exquisitely written book by Saint-Exupery. Something resonant in that phrase,...
Feisty boy fights back
Goncharov's description of Andrey as a little boy brings to life a robust, cheery, fearless little character.  Here he meets...
Play more, work better
Of course, playing more with a view to working better isn’t going about it in the right spirit. But play...
The best room in the palace
How do you impress a girl on first meeting? By divulging details of the chocolate room in your dream palace, of...
On writing letters
The wryness of Kenneth Grahame’s Dream Days is captured here in describing the cultural activity of choice for his younger...
On hearing Beethoven for the first time
Carson McCullers' heroine, the boyish, quirky, imaginative Mick, comes from a rough and tumble poor background. Her only exposure to...
Scribbles in the sand
In Couto's superb novel, a disturbed father tries to isolate his sons from life and learning by taking them to...
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