Textual Appraisals
Han Kang, Human Acts, translated by Deborah Smith
In 1980, students and workers in Gwangju, South Korea protested about the ‘increasingly repressive measures’ introduced by Park Chung-hee…
July 1, 2018-
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Textual Appraisals
Spill, Simmer, Falter, Wither, Sara Baume
If I were to create an elevator pitch for this novel, I’d go for: Man talks to a traumatised…
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Guest, S. J.Bradley
Guest is the ironic title of this coming of age novel about a young man who squats in a…
February 13, 2018 -
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Herself Alone In Orange Rain, Tracey Iceton
Picture a member of the Provisional IRA and you won’t be alone in imagining a balaclava-clad man in his…
January 12, 2018