The latest review to be added is Norwegian author Jonas Lie's short story collection, Weird Tales from Northern Seas.

Jonas Lie is one of Norway's Four Greats, though this slim collection of ghost stories doesn't exactly explain why he is held in such regard. Cautiously recommended, but only for those who have a strong interest in either ghost stories or Norwegian cultural history.

The latest review to be added is American author Philip Roth's novel, The Dying Animal.

This novel comes after the masterful America trilogy of American Pastoral, I Married a Communist, and The Human Stain. The Dying Animal is less about the soul of America and more about the masculinity and soul of Kepesh (the same thing, perhaps?), and is at times very touching.

Titles also under review include:

---Exit Ghost
---Goodbye, Columbus
---Indignation
---My Life as a Man
---Novels, 1973-1977 (Library of America)
---Zuckerman Bound

The latest review to be added is Chilean author Roberto Bolaño's short story collection, Last Evenings on Earth.

This short story collection provides an excellent introduction to this phenomenal author. It's less intimidating than The Savage Detectives or 2666, but each story still manages to convey Bolaño's immense strengths.

Titles also under review include:
---The Savage Detectives

The latest review to be added is French Nobel Laureate Romain Rolland's novel, Jean-Christophe Volume II: Morning.

The second volume of Jean-Christophe continues the same wondrous exploration of musical genius as the first. I urge anyone who is able to either download the provided pdf file, read the text through Project Gutenberg, or somehow find a physical copy.

Titles also under review include:
---Clerambault
---Jean-Christophe Volume I: Dawn

The latest review to be added is French Nobel Laureate Romain Rolland's novel, Jean-Christophe Volume I: Dawn.

Dawn is the first novel in a series of ten that begins with Jean-Christophe's birth and ends with his death. Taken singly, each novel is quite small, but as a whole the entirety adds up to a masterpiece that has few equals amongst early twentieth century literature. Highly recommended.

Titles also under review include:
---Clerambault

An essay I wrote on Alexander Kielland has been posted to the The South Wing website.

You can read it here.