Book Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days, Week Four, Day One This is the fourth week, day one of the book summaries for Around the World in 120 Days for The Invisible Mentor’s Virtual Literary World Tour. Last week, we stopped our Tour in the United Kingdom with The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. We pick up the pace of the Tour this week as we cover many countries. For Day One of Week Four of Around the World in 120 Days, in my opinion, the toughest book to read is Knut Hamsun’s book, Hunger. Although, The Bookseller of Kabul is written by Norwegian journalist Asne Seirstad, she lived with a family in … [Read more...]
Books Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days!
May 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Books Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days! This is the second week, day two of the book summaries for Around the World in 120 Days for The Invisible Mentor’s Virtual Literary World Tour. Last week we stopped our Tour in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This week we will take a side trip to Jamaica for three books: The Duppy by Anthony C. Winkler, No Telephone to Heaven by Michelle Cliff, and Brother Man by Roger Mais, which we did yesterday. We departed from Jamaica, and now we are back in Canada to spend some time with Paul Quarrington’s Whale Music, and finally, we arrive on the international scene in Iceland with Under the Glacier by … [Read more...]
Global Book List for Summer 2013
May 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s that time again! Summer is fast approaching, and it’s time for me to recommend books for you to read when things slow down. Based on my experience reading books by authors from around the world, here is a list of 13 books that I recommend. Global Book List for Summer 2013 Hunger: A Novel, Knut Hamsun, Norway Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, Germany Love in the Time of Cholera (Oprah's Book Club), Gabriel García Márquez, Colombia Ficciones (English Translation), Jorges Luis Borges, Argentina The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus: Fron the Quarto of 1604, Christopher Marlowe, United Kingdom A Jest of God (Phoenix Fiction), … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – Around the World with Books in 120 Days!
May 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Book Reviews – Around the World with Books in 120 Days! The Virtual Literary World Tour This week we are looking at On the Road by Jack Kerouac, The Dew Breaker, Edwidge Danticat, A Jest of God (Phoenix Fiction), Margaret Laurence, A Very Fine Line, Julie Johnston, and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler. Publication Timeline 1957: On the Road, Jack Kerouac 1959: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler 1966: A Jest of God, Margaret Laurence 2004: The Dew Breaker, Edwidge Danticat 2008: A Very Fine Line, Julie Johnston Story Timeline 1941: A Very Fine Line, Julie Johnston 1947 - … [Read more...]
Around the World with Books in 120 Days!
May 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
Announcing the Formal Part of the Virtual Literary World Tour! The Invisible Mentor Blog is taking a tour, Around the World with Books in 120 Days! It is officially called the Virtual Literary World Tour. Around the World with Books in 120 Days - the Virtual Literary World Tour If you cannot view the presentation, click here. Text of the Presentation We’re starting the tour in Lowell, Massachusetts, swing over to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, travel to Canada – starting in Neepawa, Manitoba; to Smiths Fall, Ontario, and on to Montreal, Quebec. But first, let me introduce myself! My name is Avil Beckford. I was born in a small … [Read more...]
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