September (first week) 2017 Reads

There are more August days than September ones this week but I'll call it September since it posts on the 2nd.

“Deal Me In 2017!”

Story:   Prah by György Spiró (short play); translated from the Hungarian by Szilvia Naray-Davey
A man comes home early from work--not because he is ill, not laid off, not fired, but because....he is a lucky guy. You might say "on Cloud Nine."



Card: 9 of Clubs by Lisbon artist António Segurado
This work is titled I Am on Cloud Nine
The source page has detailed images of the card and a somewhat poetic explanation of the project.




from the library...





The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus Kivirähk, translated from the Estonian by Christopher Moseley
I really liked this fantasy/allegory with its combination of reality and flights of fantasy.






Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (kindle edition)
Novel of a family of 5 fictional siblings who were victims of the  Tennessee Children's Home Society scandal 

It is one of those intertwined stories where we see things from the point of view of a granddaughter of one of the children and from the memories of two of the children now in nursing homes. The story of the children is chilling. The contemporary story of the granddaughter is weak and chick-litish.



 
 from my shelves... 


My Heart Hemmed In by Marie NDiaye; translated from the French byJordan Stump (Translation)
Absolute perfect allegorical novel about a woman who, along with her husband, is a "perfect" teacher. But everything goes wrong for these two and they begin to lose their lofty opinions of themselves and begin to see themselves as others see them.