English-speaking reading group in Torredembarra, Calafell and Cunit.
This time I can’t attend the meeting. (…) Nevertheless, I’m about to reach the half of the book. Joey is discovering the Jewish world. Until today I give the book an 8. It’s funny, a little twisted sometimes, but easy … Continued
Bernard Malamud’s short stories filled me with many memories of the plight and determination of the Jewish Eastern European Immigrants. These were ordinary people often tradesmen, peddlers, shoemakers, tailors, store owners often without much formal education, residing in dire dank … Continued
Although all three of these short novels are gems in their own right, reading them as a group wove a literary tapestry of intense emotions, sadness, well defined characters and an acknowledgement of the human condition. They were for me … Continued