While it was already doubtful whether Bernadine Evaristo as the first black woman ever to win The Booker Prize Read more
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Caution. Reading in Progress. Scotland!
Gesa Stedman comments on recent publications from Scotland, ranging from novels to Read more
Caution: Reading in Progress!
In our new format we are going to write about books we are currently reading. This is an experiment and a work-in-progress. So please don’t expect a polished review or an in-depth reading with final conclusions and what not. What we want to do in this category is to give […] Read more
The Arrogance of the “Hybrid” Intellectual – A Review of Broken German by Tomer Gardi
Gesa Stedman has little patience for a recent publication written in ‘migrant’s German’, attempting to playfully overcome the current German angst about too many refugees and the cultural and social changes these might bring. A series of urban vignettes centring on Radili and his friends with different ‘multicultural’ backgrounds as […] Read more
Global Pudding – Review of Zadie Smith’s new novel Swing Time
While publishers and reviewers might see a new novel by Zadie Smith as an event, Gesa Stedman questions this from the perspective of the reader. Stereotypical characters, a global plot, and an unlikeable protagonist make Swing Time a novel with less than average appeal. A new novel by Zadie Smith […] Read more
