Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
Marilynne Robinson: "Obama was very gentlemany... I'd like to get a look at Trump" | The Guardian | 6/07/18
"We are mortal, we are vulnerable. The question is, 'How do we respond to the fact of our vulnerability?'"
What it is like to win the Booker prize | The Guardian | 30/06/18
Winning the Booker prize can generate tricky reactions; ask Margaret Atwood, Julian Barnes or Hilary Mantel.
Jonathan Franzen Is Fine With All of It | The New York Times Magazine | 26/06/18
Jonathan Franzen is against social networks, against the lack of nuances, against self-promotion. But he still likes birds.
Has fiction lost its sense of humour? | The Guardian | 9/06/18
The only prize for comic literature in the UK (the award is a pig with the name of the book) hasn't been awarded this year. Does that mean something?
Novelising Barcelona | The New Barcelona Post | 19/06/19
Segarra, Casavella, Pàmies... authors, grants and the "great novel of Barcelona". Who wants one great novel, when you can have so many?
Top 10 lost women's classics | The Guardian | 13/06/18
Summertime is a good moment to get comfortable and read "unclaimed" authors: The Guardian recommends Nuala O'Faolain, Monica Dickens or Nella Larsen.