Translating two beautiful novels into Turkish and enjoy getting to know two female writers; one is from Trinidad and Tobago, the other is from Canada. Sometimes simply feel blessed.
#GoldenChild
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#TheBookOfRecords
#MadeleineThien
Book cover of Madeleine Thien, THE BOOK OF RECORDS. Black background with a drawing of waves with the figure of a person amidst the waves, and a rising full moon behind the waves.
This was my absolutely brilliant weekend read.
Thank you to #MadeleineThien for the amazing THE BOOK OF RECORDS.
#BookSky
Just finished the new novel by #MadeleineThien “The Book of Records”. A challenging and rewarding read, it left me with this: “In order to extend life and preserve civilisation, we are obliged to rescue one another.” Yu Qiuyu #booksky #pukapuka #philosophy
Taking advantage of the lull in the heat by enjoying these bad boys on the back balcony.
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James Crawford speaks to the writer #MadeleineThien about her new novel📖- The Book of Records - and explores its links to three other literary works
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THE BOOK OF RECORDS, the 'wise and thought-provoking' new novel from Madeleine Thien, publishes next week 🩵
Pre-order today #thebookofrecords #madeleinethien
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How was this book? Curious- I loved Pearl Buck's novels set in China. #DoNotSayWeHaveNothing #MadeleineThien #China
A black & white pen of the writer Madeleine Thien drawn in black ink by Evalyn Lee on Jan 21 2020 at the British Library
I heard #MadeleineThien speak at the #BritishLibrary in Jan 2020 & what she said inspires me every day. Thein said there are & will be moments in history which can only be contained in fiction until enough time passes and #history is able to tackle the question itself. #NowIsTheTime #KeepWriting
