tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5724420868072562262..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: A Pinch of SaltStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25359889480989289392009-06-01T06:30:50.611+01:002009-06-01T06:30:50.611+01:00I didn't go for a poetry volume. Instead I chose a...I didn't go for a poetry volume. Instead I chose a collection of short stories by André Mangeot: "A little Javanese". <br />Each story is set in a different part of the world, and what sold it to me is this from the blurb: "Mangeot's capacity to cojure a strong sense of place is at times redolent of Maughan and Hemingway. If you like writing that is authentic,unexpected and imbued with the scent and mystery of other lands, this collection shall not disappoint you"<br /><br />We shall see...Marinanoreply@blogger.com