Thirst by Andrei Gelasimov
It is an spare and impressionistic story of a veteran trying to makes sense of his life after having his face and body disfigured in the war in Chechnya. My r...
Tag: Fiction
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
DiCamillo's simple yet poetic prose creates this atmosphere and fills the story with interesting characters who all play a role in the adventure. And despite k...
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
DiCamillo's simple yet poetic prose creates this atmosphere and fills the story with interesting characters who all play a role in the adventure. And despite k...
The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramago
There is an elegance to the simplicity of the story and the determination of the characters to go beyond the small world of their mundane existence; to seek unc...
The Dulcimer Boy by Tor Seidler, Brian Selznick
"Selznick's detailed sense of light and shadow shines as his soft-textured acrylic paintings not only echo the novel's overall poetic melancholy, but also serve...