Archive for June, 2008
The Path to the Spider’s Nests, by Italo Calvino.
The path to the spiders’ nests, by Italo Calvino ; translated by Archibald Colquhoun and Martin McLaughlin. Originally published 1947
This was Calvino’s first novel, by his account written hurriedly in the final months of 1946—though the available translation incorporates revisions the author made years after the book’s initial publication, as well as including Calvino’s apologetic [...]
Read More..>>Waltz into Darkness, by Cornell Woolrich
Waltz into darkness, by Cornell Woolrich
Originally published, 1947.
Cornell Woolrich was a favorite of moviemakers: his novels and stories were adapted into more than 25 motion pictures, with Rear Window as probably the most famous. Two (Francois Truffaut’s 1969 film Mississippi Mermaid and 2001’s Original Sin—which, though it is already largely forgotten in whole, has [...]
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, by Mohsin Hamid
The reluctant fundamentalist, by Mohsin Hamid.
Originally published, 2007.
A few decades ago, before publishers felt the need to justify the eight dollar price tags of mass market paperbacks with page counts of 400 or more, a thriller novel could be as tightly plotted as any Hitchcock masterpiece—and lean books like John LeCarre’s The Spy Who Came [...]