About every ten years, Thomas Harris publishes a book. In 2006, he had ready for publication the fourth novel in the Dr. Lecter series: Hannibal Rising. This book explains the…
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When someone mentions Jaws, people will most likely think of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 adaptation of the novel with the same title. That novel was written by Peter Benchley (1940-2006) and…
Until recently, for me, David Lodge was the academic who wrote great books of literary criticism, among which my all time favourite remains The Art of Fiction (1992), a collection…
Published in 1984 by the Naval Institute Press, The Hunt for Red October marks Clancy’s debut as a writer and also gives birth to one of the most enduring characters…
One of the best young adult novels also wildly enjoyed by grown-ups is Karl May’s Winnetou, to which one could add its two sequels Winnetou II and Winnetou III. Just…
Apart from Jules Verne’s books, The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper was the book that deeply marked my early teenage years. I first read it in Romanian,…
After having read and reviewed Larry Welch’s The Human Spirit – Stories from the Heart (2009), the author was kind enough to offer for my reading pleasure his two other…
Catherine Lim is a Singaporean contemporary writer who has dedicated her life to the world of literature. Her second collection of short stories, Or Else, the Lightning God & Other…
Introduction K.S. Maniam is a prolific writer with an impressive academic background. Before turning to full-time writing, he led a life of teaching. His creative work, mostly short stories, has…
Pamela: – the plot is very strong – it is the story of a courtship – long but structured – he cashes in on the change of view regarding marriage…
