Tag Archives: Esther Kinsky

Rombo by Esther Kinsky translated by Caroline Schmidt.

Posted on June 9, 2023 by mandywight

A recent trip to Italy set me thinking again about Esther Kinsky’s work, and particularly her novel Grove, a triptych of a book dealing with death and loss, set in Italy. I was aware her next novel, Rombo, was also … Continue reading →

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Am Fluss- River- by Esther Kinsky

Posted on April 6, 2019 by mandywight

A woman of indeterminate age arrives in an area of East London, near to the River Lea. We know little about her, nor why she’s come there, but she spends her days walking with no particular plan along the river, … Continue reading →

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Hain- Grove- by Esther Kinsky

Posted on March 6, 2018 by mandywight

Esther Kinsky’s most recent book, Hain, is part memoir, part nature and travel writing, but it is also a meditation on death. The three sections of the book each describe journeys made in different parts of Italy when the writer … Continue reading →

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