Achievement unlocked!
Yes! After a 39 year journey, I have finally got the last Penguin first edition I was missing from the first thousand, into my collection.
The last title to find was, surprise, surprise, a wartime crime, Death on the Borough Council by Josephine Bell.
A Book, Read, No. 58 of 2024. Edith Grossman - Why Translation Matters (published by
@yalepress
)
Exceptional and timely. RIP to a real legend of literature
10 favorite novels in no order whatsoever (today’s favorites)
Austerlitz
Ficciones
2666
The Plague
Montano’s Malady
Herzog
Death in Venice
Invisible Cities
Sentimental Education
In Search of Lost Time
10 favorite novels (no particular order)
Moby-Dick
Swann’s Way
The Recognitions
The Royal Family
How to Quiet a Vampire
Beloved
Ice
The Tale of Genji
The Pale King
The Malady of Death