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Worldly and Well-Read: Books from Europe to New York and Everywhere In Between

Posted on 16 August 2011 by The Urchins

by Geo Ong For many readers and lovers of literature, the Penguin Classics series has long acted as a canon for books of cultural importance. Whenever I’m inside a used bookstore, thrift store, or charity shop, I usually scan the … Continue reading →

Posted in Geo, Literature | Tagged alina bronsky, books, boris pasternak, emmett grogan, europa editions, francisco coloane, letters summer 1926, marina tsvetayeva, new york review of books, nyrb classics, penguin classics, publishers, publishing, publishing companies, publishing imprints, rainer maria rilke, ringolevio, the hottest dishes of the tartar cuisine, tierra del fuego, tonga books, translations, world literature | 2 Comments

Going Places with Short Stories

Posted on 12 May 2011 by The Urchins

By Geo Ong Here are two collections of short fiction (and one collection of short nonfiction) with a strong sense of place, with themes reflective of its environment. Reading these is probably the closest you’ll get to the places and … Continue reading →

Posted in Geo, Literature, Travel | Tagged billancourt, billancourt tales, books, essays, fiction, fran lebowitz, francisco coloane, hbo, martin scorsese, new directions, new york city, nina berberova, nonfiction, paris, public speaking, short fiction, short stories, tierra del fuego | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: tierra del fuego

Worldly and Well-Read: Books from Europe to New York and Everywhere In Between

Going Places with Short Stories

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