Quick Hits June 24: A German Classic and IMPAC
Quick Hits June 24, 2010
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How About von Kleist: The good folks at Three Percent have posted my review of The Collected Prose of Heinrich von Kleist. Von Kleist is a German author who deserves attention from literature lovers around the world. Kafka lauded him as an influence. He's got to be pretty damn good, wouldn't you say?
The Impact of IMPAC: Gerbrand Bakker's TheTwin has won the illustrious 2010 International IMPAC DUBLIN Award which is the largest prize for a single novel(100,000 euros!). If that doesn't impress you, here's a little bit about what this book how to go through to win:
The Twin beat offcompetition from 155 other titles, nominated by 163 public librariesfrom 43 countries. Translated from the original Dutch by David Colmer, The Twin was firstpublished in English by Harvill Secker, UK in 2008 and in Dutch byCossee, Amsterdam in 2006. The shortlist of eight novels includednovels from the USA, UK, France, Germany and Netherland by Irish authorJoseph O’Neill.Now, that is impressive. There are several great reviews out there about the novel and I will write one in the near future. Until thn, why not read it for yourself?
Posted by Monica at 6/23/2010 9:31 PM 
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