Books I love as I travel
I am starting a short series about novels describing the experiences of African immigrants in America. I have recently read several books taking this angle and since I am myself Continue Reading →
As we are closing in on Election Day in the US, it has become de rigueur in the enlightened circles to criticize and look down on Donald Trump’s voters. In Continue Reading →
There is something magical when you arrive in New-York. By car or bus, when suddenly after miles of suburban and industrial blight in New Jersey the pointed Manhattan skyline appears Continue Reading →
I just spent two wonderful weeks in Rio de Janeiro. I had previously reviewed “Crimes of August” by Rubem Fonseca. This week, I will continue with some of the books Continue Reading →
Since I started this blog, before each departure I am looking for books ideas that could accompany me for the trip. In the process, I came across many novels which Continue Reading →
“You don’t easily give up a creature like Ravelstein to death.” That’s the final line of Saul Bellow’s eponymous novel. I was a student at the University of Chicago in Continue Reading →
The last pages in « Crimes of August » describe a calm and normal day in Rio. « The one thousand and seven hundred tourists who had disembarked from the ship Santa Maria visited Continue Reading →
I got a request from my sister-in-law as she was preparing her trip to the US. I responded on the blog’s Facebook page. Assuming Americans could be interested by what Continue Reading →