“Toprak ayağımızın altında yumuşacık, kırmızı. Bacaklarımızı ısıran dikenlere aldırmıyoruz. Çalıların içinde bin bir çeşit hışırtı, kıpırtı, çıtırtı, vızıltı... Kuşlar, böcekler, taşlar... Uçanlar, ko…
The seven houses in these seven stories are empty. Some are devoid of love or life or furniture, of people or the truth or of memories. But in Samanta Schweblin's tense, visionary tales, something alw…
A busy young writer struggling to cope with domestic chores, hires a housekeeper recommended by a friend. The housekeeper's reputation is one built on dependable efficiency, though she is something of…
Often likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life and a meditation on the human thirst for glory. It tells of young Giovanni Drogo, who is posted to a…
