tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post8333048391015976228..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: ¡Bienvenidos a Spanish Lit Month 2014!Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-91561548770348665292014-07-07T00:26:26.872-04:002014-07-07T00:26:26.872-04:00Amanda, thanks for your Burlador de Sevilla post (...Amanda, thanks for your <em>Burlador de Sevilla</em> post (props to you for reading it in English and Spanish!) and sorry about the delay in getting back to you about this comment. I haven't read that García Márquez in so long that I look forward to you reminding me about how much I liked the novel or not. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-88976510779181358602014-07-02T19:19:31.120-04:002014-07-02T19:19:31.120-04:00I'm making my way through El burlador de Sevil...I'm making my way through El burlador de Sevilla, in Spanish--first act done!--and have already finished Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, so I'm trying to decide what else to read this month. Of course, I need to remember to post about my reading, too!amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-3158371192271451422014-07-02T18:33:40.310-04:002014-07-02T18:33:40.310-04:00Excellent news, Miguel, and I haven't forgotte...Excellent news, Miguel, and I haven't forgotten about your <em>DQ</em> post either. Interesting to hear about such a variety of choices from you and the others so far. P.S. I should have a long awaited Borges post or two for you coming later in the month as compensation for that terrible Danish crime novel I reviewed last year in lieu of Borges (and anything else of quality).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-21504632641964077822014-07-02T18:27:49.492-04:002014-07-02T18:27:49.492-04:00Scott, Medardo Fraile will certainly count as will...Scott, Medardo Fraile will certainly count as will the handful of other works I know about that were read in anticipation of Spanish Lit Month. Look forward to seeing what your other choices will include.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-70361172131498435732014-07-02T18:24:20.302-04:002014-07-02T18:24:20.302-04:00Very glad to hear that, Caroline, and I'm OK w...Very glad to hear that, Caroline, and I'm OK with the mystery! For somebody who spent much of last month thinking about what I'd <em>like</em> to read during the month, I'm woefully unprepared myself. Local heatwave isn't helping either...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-4747730514727463522014-07-02T18:21:29.424-04:002014-07-02T18:21:29.424-04:00I've heard good things about both of those, Sé...I've heard good things about both of those, Séamus, so I hope they live up to the hype for you. I see that I read my first Vásquez novel three years ago now, so maybe I'll try and work him into the rotation again if <em>The Sound of Things Falling</em> gets a thumbs-up from you (or if somebody gives me a free copy on Twitter!).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-78322655341211492882014-07-02T16:25:13.809-04:002014-07-02T16:25:13.809-04:00I've just finished Torrente Ballester's La...I've just finished Torrente Ballester's <b>Las Islas Extraordinarias</b> and I think I can squeeze another book by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-41472821456769610822014-07-02T12:51:49.241-04:002014-07-02T12:51:49.241-04:00JacquiWine, likewise I'm sure! I hope to sque...JacquiWine, likewise I'm sure! I hope to squeeze in another Vila-Matas myself this month (probably an earlier title, though), and <em>Nada</em> and Rodrigo Rey Rosa bring up good memories for me. Happy reading!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-68697813484890169102014-07-02T12:48:56.313-04:002014-07-02T12:48:56.313-04:00Tom, thanks for the company! I had to look Miguel...Tom, thanks for the company! I had to look Miguel Hernández up, but I look forward to reading your thoughts about all of these.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-87258424001121199992014-07-02T10:27:36.713-04:002014-07-02T10:27:36.713-04:00Hopefully Medardo Fraile will count even though I ...Hopefully Medardo Fraile will count even though I posted about him last month. I have another post I'm hoping to wrap up this week and a couple other books in progress.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-26317378029575636802014-07-02T08:54:55.371-04:002014-07-02T08:54:55.371-04:00This year I'm prepared. I've already read ...This year I'm prepared. I've already read two books. A novel and a play. But I won't tell what. Not yet. :)Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-82317063930945155402014-07-02T03:24:30.402-04:002014-07-02T03:24:30.402-04:00Half way through the Impac Award winning The Sound...Half way through the Impac Award winning The Sound of Things Falling and hoping also to read at least the first part of Galeano's Memory of Fire.<br /> (I won my signed copy of The Sound of Things Falling on Twitter)Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-42144655959270839302014-07-02T02:50:25.496-04:002014-07-02T02:50:25.496-04:00Hi Richard, I'm looking forward to reading you...Hi Richard, I'm looking forward to reading your reviews and those of other participants in Spanish Lit Month! I'll be reading: Carmen Laforet's Nada - review next week, hopefully; also Rodrigo Rey Rosa's Severina; and possibly the latest Vila-Matas, if I have time.JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-15622898077514069072014-07-02T00:51:09.399-04:002014-07-02T00:51:09.399-04:00A little Miguel Hernández collection, the Tirso de...A little Miguel Hernández collection, the Tirso de Molina play, and <i>The House of Ulloa</i> - that'll do for me.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-32393168991632740072014-07-02T00:21:50.735-04:002014-07-02T00:21:50.735-04:00Scott, great to hear the news! Naturally, I look ...Scott, great to hear the news! Naturally, I look forward to hearing what you make of Felisberto (his best stuff makes me feel quite fond of him for reasons I'm not sure I can even explain).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-7110754472794852082014-07-02T00:10:01.624-04:002014-07-02T00:10:01.624-04:00I'll be reading Felisberto Hernandez' Pian...I'll be reading Felisberto Hernandez' <i>Piano Stories</i>, and we'll see what else.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.com