emma! i’ve always wondered: how do you discover books in general? what is your process? a majority of the books you discuss, i’ve never even heard of and they all sound so interesting!
The paragraph you read from the blind owl sounds even more amazing when you read it out loud in Persian, because of the iteration on the خ-kh sound (like the ch sound when you say "acht" in german). It is mentioned as a great phonotactic example in persian literature because that sound also resonates well with the concept of scraping something off or wounding.
Loved that! In Arabic it’s the ح sound, which is the saddest sound of all in my humble opinion; حب (love), جرح (wound), حنان (tenderness), حلم (dream)… it’s endless The خ sound in Arabic spreads a sense of goodness in my opinion … خير (goodness), خبز (bread)..
@@shaimael-sayeed5771 the arabic language is just so incredible! I'm already familiar with the alphabet from Qur'an school in my younger years, but now I've decided I'm going to pick a dialect and learn. a little tangent i suppose, but thanks for your comment!
i went to work today, came back, completely tidied my bedroom, changed my bedsheets, had a shower, made myself a cup of tea, planned to read later on and now emma has posted. today is a good day.
It's monday tomorrow here and I really need the peace and warmth that comes from your videos before I start another stressful week of online classes. Thank you for this, Emma!
It's late Sunday afternoon on the east coast of the US and I'm with you on that - a lil bit dreading the start of another stressful online school/work week. Do you have midterms? I'm going into the second week of exams 🥲🥲
as a chilean who loves isabell allende's books, i recommend you start with the house of the spirits i think is the perfect introduction if you're trying to get into her work!! i can't wait to hear your thoughts on it!!:)
Hi Emma! I was watching one of your old vlogs (gothic gifts & bonfire babbels one) where you spoke about your vision problems from concussion. I stared crying when you said "if I could write about it.." As someone who lives and breathes by writing, it hit me so hard what you said. There was some times I lost my writing and it was one of the most painful things ever for me. I cried my way through the rest of that video-- I'm sending you the best wishes and lots of love and support for what you're going through.. and I hope you are much much better now💖 -Amine
thank you so much Amine, definitely agree - I hope you're doing okay! I've really been thinking and trying to get back into writing recently, just taking it slow for my eyes! Thank you so much love
HEY EMMA!💗 If you haven’t picked anything from the Czech literature yet, I’d strongly recommend Kytice - a collection of folk stories (most of them are scary and some even gory) by Karel Jaromír Erben, it’s so good :) (or Babička by Božena Němcová (means granny and it’s about a grandma of several kids, she takes care of them during summer and it’s a nice read !TW for suicide tho!). These are both classics from the 19th century. If these two won’t seem interesting to you, I have more recommendations: 1.) A Prayer For Katerina Horowitzowa by Lustig - this book touches the topics of holocaust, wealthy American Jews detained in Italy during the war. 2.) The good soldier Švejk - satirical dark comedy novel. Švejk becomes the Austro-Hungarian army’s most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War :) Love your content, Emma💗
04:20 Bengal Nights is actually one of the books we need for our BAC (it's a romanian exam we have to take at the end of the highschool), i am so excited to see you reading something from Romania! we have many other great books but sadly not a lot of them are translated:(
Correction: Its actually not necessary. The key demanded by the exam is „subjective novel” or „novel of experience”, which Maitreyi/Bengal Nights falls into, but its not the only one that can be analyzed for the BAC. Its just that many professors choose to teach this one in class because Mircea Eliade is considered to be one of the biggest authors from our country. Still, he is not considered a „canonical” writer, like Rebreanu, Călinescu or Eminescu, therefor they cant specifically ask the students to analyze one of his works. For that specific key of „novel of experience”, novels such as „Last night of love, first night of war” or „The Procrustean Bed” by Camil Petrescu could also be presented. Thought it might be interesting to point out. ^^
If you still haven’t decided about your Latvian read, I would highly recommend “Soviet milk” by Nora Ikstena. It speaks about young girls relationships with her complicated mother and with the Soviet regime. One of my all time favorites
Oh my goodness I just started Daughter of Fortune! It’s not a book I’d usually read but it’s amazing! Thank you for all the wonderful book recommendations. I hope everyone’s having a great day ☺️💜
The moment I saw the cover of "The Blind Owl", I felt an immense joy in my heart. I'm so happy you're going to read this book and I can't wait to hear your thoughts about it. Hedayat was such an important figure in Persian literature and he is my favorite Iranian writer as well. I hope you enjoy reading his masterpiece. Thank you for making all these beautiful contents.
Hey :) have you read the book? Can you give me some background on it? I‘m german and I have sooo many questions like what it’s about and why it’s forbidden?
@@valo9346 Hey ;) yes, I have read almost all of his works. and "The Blind Owl" is considered the most important work of Hedayat. This book is dark, sad, funereal yet ethereal in its beautiful lyrical prose. The tale is sophisticated and complex and at the same time it is ‘told’ to you in such a matter-of-fact way. It's a haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation. Replete with potent symbolism and terrifying surrealistic imagery, this masterpice details a young man's despair after losing a mysterious lover. And as the author gradually drifts into frenzy and madness, the reader becomes caught in the sandstorm of Hedayat's bleak vision of the human condition. The narrator is having or has experienced what seems a complete nervous break from reality, and the world he describes is that of a socio/psychopath, though he never really sees himself as such or, if he does, it’s only momentary; a fleeting thought. darkly romantic and surrealist at its core, the novel is flecked with unsettling realistic detail and structured in a fashion which heralds postmodernism, calling into question the meaning of its own narrative. And yes this "psycho-fiction" was subsequently banned in my country because it caused many suicides in Iran after it came out. And well, if you must know, Hedayat also committed suicide 10 years after this book's Tehran publication. But actually I don't think this is the real reason. The political landscape that provides background for the history of the novel's reception could be the actual reason. After the revolution 1979, the book was officially banned and still remains banned in Iran in its original version and a heavily censored copy was recently approved. Also as part of a group of Marxist intellectuals, Hedayat was antimonarchical, anti religion and critical of the conservative literary establishment. This could be another reason for bowdlerizing and banning his books.
Just finished the book. It was easy to read but difficult to understand. It helped a lot to listen to the discussion of the book. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ORSw0CRDtaQ.html
@@mahshidalborzi2151 thank you so much that must have been the most awesome review I have read in a long time! I immediately put it on my tbr list for this year (I just noticed that it’s actually my first Iranian work, which is even more exciting) and I’ll let you know my thoughts on it after I read it, if you don’t mind. There’s seriously nothing better than dark literature told with sweet words and you can’t convince me otherwise. As for you, please write professional reviews you got me so hooked lol. Have a great day and thanks again!
I’ve been watching your videos for so long from Iran. Here youtube is filtered, and we have to use a VPN for watching it. I got so excited when I saw you’re going to read something from Iran and Persian literature. So heart-melting. Also,great choice. Keep making videos; they’re so comforting and beautiful.
Many people are getting into classics bcz of your channel, including myself! I see a surge in amazon buys for classics, how does it feel you started a world phenomenon 😭
I don't thing i've seen anyone recommend any Lithuanian literature so here you go :) -My favourite book ever is 'Stalemate' by Icchokas Meras however, it is quite hard to find a copy, it has been out of print in every language. -'Between shades of gray' by Ruta Sepetys is probably the most popular book about Lithuania but the author is lithuanian-american and i believe the original language is english -'Vilnius poker' by Ričardas Gavelis -'Whitehorn's mill' by Kazys Boruta, a classic - A more YA option 'Memoirs of a Life Cut short' by Ričardas Gavelis -'White shroud' by Antanas Škėma, THE classic, mandaroty exam book for 12th graders
@@Rerlio some books by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė are translated, she writes historical fiction, ‘Cold east’ by Gabija Grušaitė. I am not familiar with other translations unfortunately
Thanks for sharing Stefan Zweig's novel. I read it in school and it showed me how important exile literature is for understanding authors, who had just their language abroad.
What a great video, Emma! So many interesting titles here. I'm so glad you're taking the time to read broadly, I feel like booktube is still very euro/american centric, and videos like these are a breath of fresh air and prove the incredible diversity in literature. (I'm so excited for when you read Pedro Páramo and The Wolf in the Whale. Those are literally two of my favorite books). Also, the double l's in Spanish do in fact always make the 'y' sound. You're doing great
@@jorgealvarezsinprecedentessi no me equivoco hay personas mexicanas que dicen la LL como la Y gringa! Yo pensaba que sonaban no nativos, pero es solo el acento
Your videos make me smile a lot. I love how genuine you are. Your reactions to these packages are exceptional and increase my love for books and literature. Thank you so much.
the blind owl is not forbidden anymore although some parts got censored. but the original text is available almost everywhere mostly by underground publishers.
you're really inspiring to get me to keep track of all the books i read from around the world. the first time you mentioned the challenge I was immediately interested and it inspired me to do the same... perhaps its time to keep up in my book journal. LOVE this video
Haven't been well for the past month. Missed a lot of videos from Emmie and Leonie. When I got around to opening youtube again I'm glad to have found all these great uploads to view. Made my day. Thank you.
Hi Emmie! In response to your question, the LL is always an "y" sound in the typical spanish accent and never an "l", with no exceptions. However, in rioplatense spanish (spoken in part of Argentina and Uruguay), we always pronounce it as "sh". But either way it's ok🙃
If you need a book from Vietnam, I would highly recommend Paradise of the Blind. It's really just about a girl and her relationship with the women in her life. It's beautiful.
"Daughter of fortune "is part one of 3 books "the house of the spirits" is the last one , and " portrait in sepia" is in between . I hope you enjoy it 💕
@@emmiereads yes surely you can especially daughter of fortune and house of the spirits can be read as standalone. portrait in Sepia knit the trilogy not with the story but with characters from the del Valle family. House of the spirits written first but in chronological order for Involuntary trilogy its the last one.. and it is more satisfaction to read in this way if you plan to read portrait in Sepia... I hope I didn't make you confused 😥
I was not expecting Venezuela to be mentioned aaaaa Doña Barbara is a great novel, the most popular from Venezuela, and it was written by the first elected president of the country so that’s cool too. If you ever get to Portugal I recommend the poet Fernando Pessoa
Hi, Emma! I love your project of reading one book from every country, and I thought I may give you a recommendation for a Spanish book as I am from Spain. I really think you would enjoy Nada by Carmen Laforet, in fact it is a book that I think could be loved by so many people but that I don’t see talked about outside of Spain. It has sometimes been described as an Spanish Wuthering Heights, but it basically tells the story of Andrea as she goes to study and live in Barcelona with her strange family after the Spanish Civil War. It’s a difficult book to describe, but I really recommend you check it out 😊. Also, the title “nada” translates to “nothing,” which I think it’s a very interesting title for a book and something that sets the tone and atmosphere of the novel pretty well.
A lot of the literature that came out following the Civil War is pretty good... besides Nada, I liked El cuarto de atrás by Carmen Martín Gaite and Soldados de Salamina by Javier Cercas. I'm not a Spaniard but I think that your country's literature in general isn't as popular as it should be. Saludos desde los EEUU!
Love your videos so much, have added a lot of these to my TBR. I am Australian and it was great to see you including a book from Australia. It is pronounced oo-jeh-roo, the dg sound makes a j sound. Thank you for posting so consistently, I love watching your old videos and seeing how much you have grown. xx
Der Emmie, as a Hungarian and fellow Garcia Marquez lover, I would like to recommend you Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb when you come to add our country to your list. It's about a young man who leaves his new wife on their honeymoon in tuscany to try to follow the memories of his youth instead. Perfect if you like the atmosphere in Garcias work.
Hi, Emmie! If you’re looking for books from Uruguay I recomend anything by Eduardo Galeano (especially the open veins of latín America) or something by Horacio Quiroga (like Tales of Love, Madness and Death or Anaconda). And I recomend you start by Allende’s House of the Spirits, it’s quite similar to 100 years of solitude. Happy reading!
I love that someone gifted The Waves to you, I would definitely wait with that one until you have found something by Woolf you like more. To the Lighthouse if you ask me 😏 ( the waves is very next level woolf)
I can't begin to explain how excited I was when you mentioned Venezuela!! We often hear how people from all over the world concentrate in Mexican or Argentinian literature but it's so rare to see someone reading Venezuelan literature. I'm currently reading another Gallegos (yes, it always has the Y sound) book, it's called Cantaclaro, and through its principal character Gallegos speaks about Venezuela and its superstions. Thank you for always bringing a great variety of readings and giving them the recognition they deserve. Also: you could start with Isabel Allende reading La casa de los espíritus OR Paula. Paula is basically a letter that became a book. She started writing it to her daughter who was in a comma telling their family history. It's one of my favorite books ever and I really recommend it.
Your videos always makes me smile, Emma. So many exciting books with beautiful editions! Chess, by Stefan Zweig, and Piranesi, by Susanna Clark, are awesome! Love from Rio de Janeiro! 🌅💛
YOU HAVE TO READ IT!! I. Meras - "Stalemate" (a recommendation from Lithuania) "I remember that day. I'd like to forget it, but I remember. That day stands before me like the wrecked bridge. The bridge is that day. Even now I can see the toppled pilings. I see the holes in the bridge's floor. The bridge is packed with people. And beneath it, near the water, his head bowed, stands a German. And above, leaning against a metal girder, sits a man, as if he were alive." This novel of the Holocaust is set in the ghetto in Vilna, Lithuania. Isaac, a sixteen year-old chess prodigy, is the youngest (and only surviving) child of Abraham, one of the elders in the Jewish community. When the Nazi commandant issues an order that all Jewish children be sent to the death camps, Abraham tries to reason with the commandant. As a "compromise" the commandant proposes a chess match with Isaac. If Isaac wins, all the children will be spared, but Isaac will be killed. If Isaac loses, his life will be spared, but all the children will die. Only a stalemate will save all. Meras narrates the story of daily life in the ghetto around this fateful chess game. The tension of what is otherwise a mundane game highlights the random terror underlying everyday life in the ghetto, where smuggling a flower for a girlfriend into the ghetto may mean death. There is much to reccommend this novel. - Google books description I am from Lithuania, Europe, and this was demanded to be read by school...I remember it was just gorgeous. I wanted to send you an english copy, but they are sold out in Lithuanian and English languages in the whole country and the only place we can get them is the library, but because of the big demand, usually we have to wait for several months to get one in our hands. This book is beloved by the Lithuanians and I would be glad if you read it and gave an honest opinion on it :)
I have a love-hate relationship with the blind owl. I didn’t like the process of reading it because it was dark and sad and every time I picked it up, it ruined my whole day. But after it was done, I appreciated it so much. The book was truly a one time experience, one that I’m not eager to feel again. But I do love it and appreciate it for what it is. The prose is also magnificent.
I'm currently listening to the audiobook of The Wolf in the Whale (narrated by the author) and I'm quite enjoying it! Since I'm currently living in Norway, listening to this book while walking through the dark, cold and snowy scenery is a fantastic experience! So I totally recommend enjoying the book that way! 😁 (The added bonus for me is, since I speak conversational Norwegian, picking up and understanding old Norse words here and there is almost like a treasure hunt 😁)
I remember living in Norway as a highschool student years ago, and reading a bunch of my host sisters (she was 9) books, and have her reading them to me. I think there is something so special about having someone read to you, especially in a language you're learning, Jeg håp at du har en fantastik tid i Norge!! Ha det!!
I remember checking out Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon from the library and taking it to school to read in history class. We had some projects to present and I presented mine first so I didn't want to be bored for the rest of the class. I was 14 or 15. The teacher came up to me, picked up the book, read the back and gave it back to me with "Aaah I remember reading Sheldon". I was pleasantly surprised since I expected her to confiscate it.
Hey Emma. I just started watching your videos, and I literally can't stop. You're the best company, and you motivate me to read and discover more stories. Thank you!
Emmie, for Spain I really think you would love Mercè Rodoreda's Garden by the Sea. It's not her most known work but it's absolutely gorgeous and the descriptions of flowers and plants are beautiful.
Emma! One of the characters in Euphoria read a poem by Rilke! They read “Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower.” I think it’s so cool that his poetry is being shared with the audience of this show, it makes me happy to know another demographic who may not necessarily find Rilke on their own could have found him through this. Thought I’d share (:
Ahh the ruby red trilogy is my favourite and comfort trilogy of all time! I've read it both in German and in English, its so good. I would also recommend dream a little dream, another trilogy by Kerstin Gier, its so cozy and really really great! Also thank you so much for your videos 💕
Hi sweet Emma! Hope you like Piranesi, it's my favourite book of last year so I decided to send you a copy! So happy it came!! ❤️ you inspire my reading journey so much and I can't wait for you to read it and see what you think! (ps. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrel it's also amazing) squishy hugs from Italy xx
I live in Albania, I would suggest Broken April by Ismail Kadare, and from Bosnia either The Bridge Over the River Drina or The Death and the Dervish. Happy reading! You have inspired me to start reading more world lit. :)
A Slovenian here! My generation had to read and write an essay about Alamut, alongside The brave now world as a part of our end of highschool slovenian exam. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to find out what you think of it💛
Yotsuba is the only Manga I've been reading since last year, and now I'm waiting for the next chapter to come out, it's nice to see it here on your channel, it's a nice relaxing read I hope you enjoy it too :)
As a Thai, I’d recommend “The Blind Earthworm In The Labyrinth”. I’ve read it in Thai which is the original language of this book. It provides me with a melodramatic feeling but realistic in terms of humanity.
I'm so excited for you to read your first Allende! Sometimes I forget there are people who haven't read her yet, lol. "The House of the Spirits" changed my life- I wasn't that familiar with magical realism before I read it as a high school senior, and just the vibes of magical realism stunned and delighted me so much. I'm not gonna say you *have* to start with that one, but it will always hold a special place in my heart!
Oh Emma I really hope you enjoy Mary Oliver’s work. I discovered her last year and genuinely thought of you so often while reading her. I started with American Primitive which is her Pulitzer winning poetry collection. I’ve read it 3 times in less than a year. Her writing is so rich in knowledge of the natural world and such a tangible humility in the presence of wildlife. I think you will find so much peace in her words. Upstream has some incredible essays. I will say that it isn’t super cohesive because the essays were selected from other collections and published together. It varies in topics and style as opposed to her poetry collections which are very intentional in how they are grouped and ordered. That being said, some of my favorite words of hers are in that collection. I can recite the essay Upstream almost by heart. It is a mantra getting me through my environmental science degree. I think you will love the essays where she observes wildlife like Sister Turtle and Swoon. But it is a rather disjointed collection. If you like even pieces of it, her poetry is well worth exploring.
Hey, Emma I've been meaning to recommend you a book from my country, but this video reminded me to actually do it. I am from Hungary and the book I think you would REALLY enjoy is 'Fever at dawn' by Péter Gárdos. It is the love story of his Holocaust survivor parents and it is based on actual love letters exchanged between them. The original is romantic and hopeful and the story is so unique as well, however, I don't know how much is lost in translation, since I've only read the Hungarian version. Love your videos! Lots of love all the way from Hungary!
house of the spirits is the only Isabel Allende book I've read thus far but I would highly recommend starting with it, it's one of my alltime favourite books, it's so good and rich and layered and ughgh. She also wrote it based on a lot of her own family history which I just find so interesting and special
hii emmie, a book you should read from Guatemala is the "Popol Vuh" it's written by an anonymous group of indigenous people, and it tells the story of the creation of earth and humans, but from the perspective and belief of native groups, it's described as the Genesis of Pre-Columbian America!! it's a real gem imo!!
It is not only from Guatemala. The Mayans also inhabited southern Mexico and Belize. However, the Popol Vuh cannot be said to be from a country because countries (as we know them) did not even exist at the time it was written.
Looking at you with a mountain of books makes me feel very kind of happy, but, sadly my country doesn't have lots of resources books so I can take and read them. I'm so in love with reading and learning some experiences about books. Then I realized if I went to the other countries, I'd take tons of books when I come back. Anyway, thank you for sharing your moments with us. You made many lives.
youre my fav booktuber tbh u always read so much translated work than most, theyre losing out honestly. im so happy u read a book from my country, romania :DD
Your channel brings a lot of peace, and also lots of great book recommendations! So I hope Yotsuba brings you joy and peace as well, it is a very happy and heartwarming series, and you deserve the best always.
Heyy, I´m from Austria too, so you pronounce Zweig as "Tsweig" with a "brutal Ts". By the way Zweig means branch :). I hope you like the book, and please don´t loose your nerves on our weird German pronounciation. Love, Marlis!
Hunter X Hunter is one of my favourite childhood anime and highly recommend it. Many people around the world grew up with it. They remade it in 2011 because the '99 version was not completed. However I advise anyone interested to watch the '99v then pickup from there and continue with the 2011v. Simply because that part was rushed in the 2011v, while the original carries the true spirit.
Totally agree, the '99 version has so much more character and i feel like the 2011 has been toned down, both in atmosphere and characters. I can't wait to see if emma likes it!!
It's my favorite manga of all time! The Chimera arc is just perfection 😚👌 I'm sooo sad that we didn't get the rest of the Dark Continent Arc, just when it started getting interesting!😫
your videos mean the world to me! i've gotten such great recommendations from you that I cannot help but urge you to make some more spring/cottagecore book recommendations as the season seems to be blooming.
emma!!! i just got back from my long day of monday classes and was able to take a small break from all my reading for my english creative writing degree and watch this:) i love watching your videos, they're so cozy, and i hope you're have a great start to your week!
Hi! A new subscriber from Jordan! I have 3 book recommendations from Jordan, Palestine (as in, the occupied country and their struggle to maintain their identity and heritage), and Syria: Jordan: Married to a Bedoiun by Marguerite van Geldermalsen, and another by an actual Jordanian author would be Dalia by Sara Badawieh Syria: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri Palestine: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
As a fellow all-things-Latin-American literature, may I recommend "Paradiso" by Jose Lezama Lima if you ever do Cuba; or, if that's too long, then "Explosion in a Cathedral" by Alejo Carpentier. And if you do El Salvador - then you gotta check out Horacio Castellanos Moya's "Senselessness"!!!
I'm so excited to see all the Latin American literature in this one! I recently started learning Spanish and I'm dying to start reading books in Spanish now, so this was very inspiring and motivating. 😁
Sooo excited you have a book from Iran can't wait for you to read it Sadegh Hedayat is one of the most important Persian author and still his books are very hard to find
It’s been a while science i have left any comment on your videos, but I’m here to tell you the nth time that your channel is my comfort place and I listen to you talking about books when to relax. I’m in my last semester before graduating and it’s been so stressful and busy these past two month. So I just come here every time I want to take a break ♥️♥️♥️♥️ Edit: ooohhhhh I’m so excited for you to read a book from Iran. Even though I didn’t read the blind owl which is classic and it never peaked my interest to read it but still I’m excited. If I can send you a book someday I’ll send you comedy 😅. And the next book Alamut was pretty much placed in Iran when you read it.
House of the Spirits is a great way to start. I just finished it and it truly impacted me, also I recommend watching Allende's ted talk (it's in english) so you get the vibe for her as person and what seeps through her writing. I hoe you enjoy her works.
Hey Emma, as a Dutchie I recommend to read a book by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, he writes scary books and I know his books are translated (and apparently he's already pretty big in the US, one of his books (Hex) is gonna be a tv series)
Interested to see what you think of The Waves. I gave Mrs Dalloway 3 stars too but thought The Waves was a 5 star read so hope you get more enjoyment out of that one. It's definitely my favourite Virginia Woolf novel - although Orlando is a close second!
i hope you do another book shelf tour once you feel settled into a system! i can't wait to see the way you reorganized your books around the house! i spotted a cool murakami shelf in your bedroom in the last video- very neat.
Love your reading around the world challenge ! Ive been following along. You inspired me to make my own reading Latin American project ! I started with Mexico in Jan, then Argentina in Feb and now moving on to Cuba for March ! Im having SO much fun and im discovering some really great authors.
I know you have a separate ASMR channel (which I love), but your videos on this channel are sooo soothing to me and just naturally give me tingles! ❤️❤️❤️
Oh my god totally random but when you read the first sentence of Pedro Paramo I was like "that sounds familiar..." so I looked it up and apparently I read part of it in Spanish (not my native language) for an AP Spanish practice reading comp passage. How I remembered it from you summarizing it in English will forever remain a mystery. Btw you're the best and I'm so inspired to read classics bc of you
Hi Emma! I'm glad you choos the blind owl! actually it's still banned in Iran due to its erotic scenes and anti islamic ideas, yet it was the first modern novel written in Farsi and its first paragraph is quiet famous among Iranians. I was about to suggest Symphony of the Dead by Abbas Marufi before you said you had already choos the blind owl. Still I guess you would like it, after the blind owl I think it's one of the best magical realism books written in Farsi. P.S: weird and coincidentally enough Alamut is actually a famous castle in Iran and the cover page is a photo by Shirin Neshat a famous Iranian filmmaker and photographer. :D I was like WOW!
Oh, perfect timing😭. I was feeling bored. Thanks for bringing a smile on my face. I always find it joyous to listen to you:) I love you with my whole heart! Sending warm hugs from Asia>3
emma! please read amparo dávila as soon as posible!! im loving her short stories right now and im obsessed. i love how youre reading latin american authors. loved doña barbara, and yes "ll" is pronounced as a "y" 💜💜💜
