Wednesday 30 December 2009

Chekhov: The Lady With The Little Dog.



Anton Chekhov was a genius. His stories are written so elegantly that it is difficult to choose just one among his many great stories. "The Lady With The Little Dog" is a masterpiece. A great text to begin my holiday readings.

There is a 1960 film based on this story that you can watch here.


Thursday 10 December 2009

Chile: Roberto Bolaño



I have just come back from Santiago, Chile. When I travel, I usually try to find out about local short story writers. This time, I already knew what I wanted: Roberto Bolaño´s books. I only read my first story by this fantastic writer about three years ago, and since then I have been longing for more of his sophisticated stories.

Here is one of his stories: Sensini.

You can read an article about Bolaño in the New York Times.

You can learn more about Roberto Bolaño here.