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Hace 1 día · May saw our International Booker Prize struggles endeavours finally come to an end, with the announcement of first the Shadow Panel’s winner and then the official panel’s choice.. However, in terms of reviews, I’d already wrapped up my IBP business back in April, so last month saw a variety of posts on review copies, library books and a few works from my shelves.
Hace 1 hora · Moon in a Dead Eye is by Pascal Garnier (1949-2010), a French writer best known for his noir fiction, but this isn’t a typical crime novel. Still, it is cynical, fatalistic and morally ambiguous, so I guess it does fulfil the definition of “noir”. But a better description might be black comedy, because it’s funny and quirky and very ...
