Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges (A Condor book)1 review Richard Burgin Souvenir Press Ltd, 1973 An added work to the canon Burgin's conversations with Borges are like all of the works which Borges involved in an added addition to his canon. Borges breaks down distinctions between forms, and also loves collaborations. He too tends to see the work of individual creators as belonging not to the creator themselves but to ...             Red Dust: A Path Through China11 reviews Ma Jian Anchor, 2002 Discovering the Heart of China + 80's China for the Dissident + Good Read BUT NOT for everyone + Not Very Literary, but Interesting             The Good Earth (Enriched Classics)461 reviews Pearl S. Buck Pocket Books, 2005 Pearl S. Buck's masterpiece...'The Good Earth' + Unforgettable classic + If You Are Going to Read This Book . . . + Mentally Challenged Character + It's all here, in The Good Earth             Six Records of a Floating Life (Penguin Classics)6 reviews Shen Fu Penguin Classics, 1983 A passionate and romantic story + Sure to bring a smile to your face and tears to your eyes + Six Records of a Floating Life (Fu Shen Liu Ji) Review + The wonder of nothing special + excellent book!!             A House for Mr. Biswas60 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2001 Some Novels Define Their Place and Time + Achingly good + CLEANSING + I loved it! + Brilliant!             The Middle Passage5 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2002 A book to read and reread + Masterful writing + wonderful but dated 'The Middle Passage' is the account of a sunny journey across the Caribbean in 1960-61. During his travelling, Naipaul enjoys the calypso in Trinidad, takes a memorable hiking trip to the Nutchi falls in British Guyana, travels around the picturesque roads of Martinique, enjoys a cool beer in ...             River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)164 reviews Peter Hessler Harper Perennial, 2006 The Adventure of an American in China + China, both Complex and Fascinating + River Town + A fast and engaging read + Easy, Interesting Read             Soul Mountain90 reviews Gao Xingjian Harper Perennial, 2001 Wonderful Wanderings of Goa Xingjian + You have to learn to read this book + A journey of one's mind written with subtle religious tenor + a well constructed spiritual and cultural journey + tranquil reflections against a moving, Chinese landscape             Shantaram22 reviews Scribe, 2004 A brilliant bombay book + Only book I know which justifies the description "rollercoaster of a novel" + I'm sort of stunned at the negative reviews I came across "Shantaram" on display in Waterstones, and the only reason I bought it was because it mentioned Bombay on the back cover. I have just finished reading it, and would recommend it thoroughly. The author is Gregory David Roberts. He was a drug addict, and a criminal who escaped from ...             Poetics (Dover Thrift Editions)6 reviews Aristotle Dover Publications, 1997 A Classical masterpiece! + Excellent text for intro to theatre course + Tragedy Teaches Us Something About Life + Proetic             Wait Until Spring, Bandini17 reviews John Fante Harper Perennial, 2002 Don't wait until spring, get it now. + For those who like their fiction rough-hewn + Fante-stic!!! If you are into Bukowski, or Chuck Buk, as I like to call him, chances are you'll probably get into Fante very easily. Even if you don't like Bukowski, you should read this. Fante's style is incredibly descriptive yet not real "wordy" like for instance Pynchon, whom I also like, but rarely read. ...             Lectures on Literature18 reviews Vladimir Nabokov Harvest Books, 2002 A master's class on the art of reading + The smell of sawdust + Amazon messed up + Solid example of Nabokov's literary perspective             Disgrace (Penguin Essential Editions)338 reviews J. M. Coetzee Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Why J.M. Coetzee emigrated from South Africa + Riveting + Challenges the reader Disgrace is not about a rape. It is not about an University professor having affairs with students. The fact that he is 50sh, the fact that he has a daughter running a kennel in the countryside are not relevant. The book is about the condition of living as a white in South Africa today. The rape ...             Shanghai : The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-194935 reviews Stella Dong Harper Perennial, 2001 Easy Reading + Good historical assessment + Entertaining History of Shanghai Very informative, easy ready, learned a lot in just the first 10 pages. Great author.             The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89 (The Chicago History of American Civilization)16 reviews Edmund S. Morgan University Of Chicago Press, 1993 Concise Query into Ideology + A Very Informative and Interesting Book + A Handy Overview + Principle and Patriotism + A thorough, albiet dull history             Henderson the Rain King (Penguin Classics)69 reviews Saul Bellow Penguin Classics, 1996 "Is it any wonder I had to go to Africa?" + Earlier, unfocused Bellow What do Saul Bellow, Joni Mitchell, Sonic Youth, Counting Crows, and the X-Files all have in common? In his novel, Henderson the Rain King (1959), Bellow (1915-2005) blends philosophy and comic adventure to tell the story of 55-year-old Eugene Henderson who, despite his wealth, is unhappy with ...             The Power and the Glory (Penguin Classics)99 reviews Graham Greene Penguin Classics, 2003 A David Attenborough of the literary world. + A man on the way + Glorious human frailty + "One mustn't have human affections--or rather one must love every soul as if it were one's own child."             Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West307 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 1992 "Good God almighty..." + The best of McCarthy + Great read, not an "easy" read, but worth the effort + McCarthy at the Peak + literary landmark             The Noodle Maker: A Novel7 reviews Ma Jian Picador, 2006 NOT a cookbook + DD + More a Collection of Short Stories Than A Novel + A Wonderful Read             Miguel Street19 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2002 HIS BEST WORK + Unforgettable characters + Little gems on a necklace + a GREAT collection for adults and children alike