Spain

Fun Facts Friday: Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja (28 December, 1872 – 30 October, 1956) was a Spanish writer, biographer and physician, born as Pío Baroja…

5 years ago

Book Review: The Valley of the Fallen by Carlos Rojas

The narrative merges fact and fiction, to tell two stories that even though are worlds apart, are still connected through…

6 years ago

Book Review: Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

About: Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi is a novel from this award winning author. This is…

6 years ago

Book Review: Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones

The author doesn’t paint Spain with rose colored glasses, he talks about bigotry, the horrible Inquisition, commerce, and economic inequality

6 years ago

Book Review: The Vineyard by María Dueñas

The Vineyard by María Dueñas is long, but it’s a satisfying read – something which I rarely say about translated books

7 years ago

Book Review: From Ashes Into Light by Gudrun Mouw

The different points of view give the story a much wider view of the world and how little human kind…

8 years ago

Book Review: Disclaimer by Renée Knight

What I thought would be tedious, turned out to be a great and unexpected read.

9 years ago

Book Review: The Talmud: A Biography by Harry Freedman

t’s amazing to read about the history of the Talmud paralleled that of the Jewish people. During the pogroms and…

10 years ago

Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

I did not know what to expect, I knew it wouldn’t be a magnificent piece of literature, but I have…

10 years ago

Book Review: The Time in Between by María Dueñas – A World War II Espionage Novel

A novel following the life of a Spanish woman’s journey from her humble beginnings as a poor seamstress, to an…

10 years ago

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