The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Javier Marías' The Infatuations, now available in the US, too.
I'm kind of disappointed that Balzac's Colonel Chabert -- discussed at length in the novel -- isn't anywhere among the many books Amazon.com 'Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought' (it does make the British list, albeit not the top dozen). Is it because American readers haven't read that far in their copies of the Marías yet (or haven't opened it at all, content to have the handsome copy lying around for others to admire ...). Too bad: a great, great deal of Balzac is worth reading (I've made my way through three or four thousand pages of his work and still can't get enough), and surely Marías makes a strong case for Colonel Chabert here (so get your copy at Amazon.com !).
I'm kind of disappointed that Balzac's Colonel Chabert -- discussed at length in the novel -- isn't anywhere among the many books Amazon.com 'Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought' (it does make the British list, albeit not the top dozen). Is it because American readers haven't read that far in their copies of the Marías yet (or haven't opened it at all, content to have the handsome copy lying around for others to admire ...). Too bad: a great, great deal of Balzac is worth reading (I've made my way through three or four thousand pages of his work and still can't get enough), and surely Marías makes a strong case for Colonel Chabert here (so get your copy at Amazon.com !).