This novel is less complex, less dense, than his later works, being a family saga covering three of four generations of the Buddenbrook family
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The editor of The Readers Loft, and pursuer of relatively interesting information, Simon has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and Journalism from the University of Wales, and is a photo-journalist and writer whose written and photographic work has been represented by the AFP news agency and appeared in newspapers across Europe and Asia.
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The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon – Richard Zimler
This novel, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, lays the foundation for Zimler’s magnificent Zarco series.
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The Search for Sana – Richard Zimler
A living embodiment of the Middle East conflict in this story about two women, one Palestinian, one Israeli.
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The Warsaw Anagrams – Richard Zimler
When I saw that Richard Zimler was about to publish a new novel I clicked a couple of times on a book-seller’s website and waited expectantly.
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A Quiet Flame – Philip Kerr
Book review of A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr Although I am an admirer of Alan Furst’s wonderful books about 1930′s and 40′s spies (such as the recent Spies of…
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