5 classic must-read novels about love this February

February is the month of love. Here are 5 classic must-read novels that you can read this month, whether you … More

The Aesthetics of Resistance

I finally read the first volume of Peter Weiss’ The Aesthetics of Resistance this year (along with Marat/Sade which I … More

Mr. Palomar and Marcovaldo

Having liked Invisible Cities which I read earlier this year, I took the time to read two other short books … More

The Splendor of Portugal (and the Colonization of Angola)

António Lobo Antunes’ Splendor of Portugal is a splendid novel dealing with the ugliness of the Portuguese colonial enterprise in … More

Roberto Bolano’s Amulet

Amulet is my third Roberto Bolano book after Nazi Literature in the Americas and Third Reich, all first-rate fiction from … More

How Late It Was, How Late

How late my posts are getting published here. Indeed, how late. In order to remedy the increasing irregularity of my … More

The Political is Personal: Roque Dalton’s Poetry

Small Hours of the Night: Selected Poems of Roque Dalton, edited by Hardie St. Martin and published by Curbstone Press, is a selection of poems from throughout Dalton’s poetic career. Included here are poems from 10 of Dalton’s books — a virtual chronicle of the maturing of Dalton’s poetic talents. Rightly so, the poems in here form a record of his development as a writer who has step by step combined political commitment as a revolutionary fighter and as a poet.