Tag Archives: Rosalind Harvey

Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey.

Posted on April 10, 2023 by mandywight

Motherhood is porous, says Monica, and this idea is explored in Still Born, long listed for the International Booker Prize 2023. It’s the story of close friends Alina and Laura and their choices around biological motherhood, but opens out to … Continue reading →

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Two great Europeans- Lunatics, Lovers and Poets- Twelve Stories after Cervantes and Shakespeare.

Posted on June 30, 2016 by mandywight

Now you may be aghast, in shock, in tears or denial about the outcome of the referendum on our membership of the European Union. And I’m not sure whether the brilliance of this book will delight and soothe you or … Continue reading →

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I’ll sell you a dog- Juan Pablo Villalobos translated by Rosalind Harvey

Posted on June 12, 2016 by mandywight

I laughed out loud- in restaurants, on the beach, in the plane- reading this brilliantly comic novel by Villalobos, recently published by And Other Stories in translation by Rosalind Harvey. The novel is set in Mexico City and opens with … Continue reading →

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