The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Filippo Bologna's The Parrots.
It seems a good time to get to this literary-prize satire, given that we are just entering the high season of literary prizes -- the Man Booker and German Book Prize longlists are out, with the first round of the big French prizes, led by the Goncourt, to follow, building up to the early October announcement of the Nobel. (Though admittedly the Premio Strega -- the inspiration for the prize in the book -- was already announced back in early July -- but then outside of Italy few pay much attention to that one .....)
It seems a good time to get to this literary-prize satire, given that we are just entering the high season of literary prizes -- the Man Booker and German Book Prize longlists are out, with the first round of the big French prizes, led by the Goncourt, to follow, building up to the early October announcement of the Nobel. (Though admittedly the Premio Strega -- the inspiration for the prize in the book -- was already announced back in early July -- but then outside of Italy few pay much attention to that one .....)