I saved my copy of ‘Valentine’ for quite some time, because I was sure from the start that it would be special, that it was a book to save for exactly the right moment. And when I read ‘Valentine’ I realised that I had been right, that I was reading a classic work by the finest of authors.I was t...
I think it's a good thing that I read this at the same time with reading Paprika. However, it's not that engaging. Not sure if it's a matter of translation, or simply because it's not modern enough. But I remember I love Frankenstein and reading some H.G. Well's. So I guess that's not the real pr...
HARTZ, he was a naturalist and dealer who ran his business affairs in a quiet way, selling minerals, insects or plants to collectors. Entrusted with an errand for him, I had been taking little interest in the precious objects which cluttered his shop when, while chatting to him about the mutual f...