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Book #10 – Abigail

danielle · July 6, 2022 · Leave a Comment

My tenth book in the 2022 challenge is Abigail by Magda Szabó. The book satisfies Category 5 of the challenge, a lesser-known book of a popular author. Describing this book as “lesser-known” might surprise Hungarian readers, as it is her most widely-read book in Hungarian. However, it was only translated into English in 2020, over […]

Book #9 – The Bone Fire

danielle · June 29, 2022 · Leave a Comment

My ninth book in the 2022 challenge is The Bone Fire by György Dragomán. The book satisfies Category 21 of the challenge, a novel with a woman protagonist. I’m also counting Dragomán as a Romanian author, as he was born in Romania, not to mention that the novel takes place in Dragóman’s native Transylvania.

Book #8 – The Bucharest Dossier

danielle · June 24, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Most Americans don’t know much about the Romanian Revolution, and even the ones who know some things probably don’t know as much as they think.

Book #7 – I’m an Old Commie!

danielle · June 1, 2022 · 1 Comment

My seventh book in the 2022 challenge is I’m an Old Commie! by Dan Lungu. The book satisfies Category 13 of the challenge, a psychological novel. The book The story centers around Emilia, a retired woman who was a metalworker in a factory during Romania’s communist era and has struggled to adjust both to life […]

Book #6 – My Sister, the Serial Killer

danielle · April 6, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Content warning: violence, death, partner abuse, child abuse My sixth book in the 2022 challenge is My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. The book satisfies Category 16 of the challenge, a popular novel published after 2010. I have chosen to interpret popular to mean commercial. This refers more to a novel’s aims more […]

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