Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Books for the autumn

Finally, the books that I’ve ordered from Amazon -courtesy of the Cyprus postal services- have arrived, with just over a month’s delay. Well, as they say, better late than never. As you can see from the titles below this is going to be a very busy autumn for yours truly...

A) The Japanese:

Real World – Natsuo Kirino
The Diving Pool – Yoko Ogawa
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman – Haruki Murakami
Piercing – Ryu Murakami
Amrita – Banana Yoshimoto
Crossfire – Miyuki Miyabe
Snakes and Earring – Hitomi Kanehara

B) The African

When the Lion Feeds – Wilbur Smith
Desert Children – Waris Dirie
Half a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Anthills of the Savannah – Chinua Achebe

C) The English

Possession – A.S. Byatt

D) The American

The Harry Bosch Novels vol.2 – Michael Connelly

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