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Donald Rayfield OBE Author & Translator Interview

April 3, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Donald Rayfield OBE is Emeritus Professor of Russian and Georgian at Queen Mary University of London. He has translated Georgian, Russian and Uzbek poets and prose writers, and won the EBRD literature prize in 2019. […]

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Sad Tiger Neige Sinno Review

November 4, 2023 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Sad Tiger is a vivid account of incest and its consequences, beautifully written in purist prose. But this book is more than a confessional memoir in which the author lifts the lid on shocking facts […]

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Exhumation: Madan Lal Dhingra, Leena Dhingra Review

August 5, 2022 Ben F Comments Off

Exhumation: Madan Lal Dhingra by Leena Dhingra reviewed by Sharif Gemie for BookBlast. The great niece of Madan Lal Dhingra, Leena Dhingra, unravels the life and death of an Indian revolutionary in Exhumation: The Life […]

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My Pen is the Wing of a Bird New Fiction by Afghan Women Review

April 7, 2022 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of My Pen is the Wing of a Bird New Fiction by Afghan Women edited by Lucy Hannah & others (MacLehose Press) Afghan women have been in the news again since the Taliban […]

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Fatima Daas The Last One (French & English) Podcast

April 7, 2022 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

An autobiographical first novel, The Last One tells the story of Fatima Daas and her family. The confusing polarities between different worlds and cultures that are portrayed sparked an intense Media debate in France. Although […]

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Ethel Mannin, Colin MacInnes & others Explorations

March 4, 2022 Ben F Comments Off

A BookBlast Explorations feature by Sharif Gemie, shining a spotlight on forgotten woman writer, Ethel Mannin, her contemporaries and her world. How many of you have heard of Ethel Mannin (1900-84), a contemporary of Colin […]

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Inkandescent Publishing Top 5 Reads BookBlast Recommends

December 6, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

East London-based independent publisher Inkandescent “was ‘founded by outsiders for outsiders’ to celebrate original and diverse talent and to publish voices and stories the mainstream neglects – specifically those of the working class and financially […]

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Love in Five Acts Daniela Krien Review

October 31, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of Love in Five Acts by Daniela Krien translated by Jamie Bulloch Love in Five Acts could either strike a strong chord of recognition, inspire relief at being in a secure relationship, or […]