Julian Gallo

A New York City writer's thoughts on the books he reads.

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February 2017

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reviewed: 'Presence: Collected Stories' by Arthur Miller

Of course I’d been familiar with Arthur Miller’s plays for years, as well as his brilliant novel ‘Focus’ (which I’m sure will...

January 2017

14

reviewed: 'Mr. Kafka and Other Tales in The Time of The Cult' by Bohumil Hrabal

My first foray into the fictional world of Czech author Bohumil Hrabal. A contemporary of fellow Czech author Milan Kundera, ...

January 2017

05

reviewed: 'Piano Stories' by Felisberto Hernandez

A writer from Uruguay who had more influence on later major writers (Julio Cortazar, Italo Calvino, and Gabriel Garcia Marque...

December 2016

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Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos (2013-07-01) - Juan Pablo Villalobos

Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations - Roberto Bolaño, Marcela Valdes, Sybil Perez

The Oblivion Seekers (Peter Owen Modern Classics) - Isabelle Eberhardt

Caterva (Argentinian Literature) - Juan Filloy, Brendan Riley

Save Twilight: Selected Poems - Julio Cortázar, Stephen Kessler

reviewed: 'Down The Rabbit Hole' by Juan Pablo Villalobos

Tochtli is the son of a Mexican drug lord living in a mansion in rural Mexico. To the young Tochtli, it is not a mansion but ...

November 2016

29

reviewed: 'The Last Interview and Other Conversations' by Roberto Bolaño

A collection of interviews with the celebrated Latin American author. For fans of Bolaño’s work, it is a must read, not on...

November 2016

26

reviewed: 'Colonel Lagrimas' by Carlos Fonseca

Loosely based on the life of mathematician Alexander Grothendieck, Carlos Fonesca weaves a Bolaño/Borges/Calvino-esque tale w...

November 2016

08

reviewed: '33 Revolutions' by Canek Sanchez Guevara

A very short novel, in 33 chapters, written by the grandson of Che Guevara, who tragically died at the age of 40. This is a h...

November 2016

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reviewed: 'The Oblivion Seekers' by Isabelle Eberhardt

The life of Isabelle Eberhardt is one to delve into. The illegitimate daughter of a Russian nihilist who dressed her as a man...

October 2016

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reviewed: 'Caterva' by Juan Filloy

How this Argentine writer escaped the English speaking world for so long is a mystery to me. ‘Caterva’ (meaning ‘Horde’ or Ra...

September 2016

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reviewed: 'Save Twilight' by Julio Cortazar

This is a second edition of an older publication. The first edition came out a number of years ago via City Lights. The older...

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Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos (2013-07-01) - Juan Pablo Villalobos

Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations - Roberto Bolaño, Marcela Valdes, Sybil Perez

The Oblivion Seekers (Peter Owen Modern Classics) - Isabelle Eberhardt