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Best European Fiction 2011 (2010)

by Aleksandar Hemon(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1564786005 (ISBN13: 9781564786005)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Dalkey Archive Press

review 1: Some moments were utterly brilliant and some just made me wonder why writers felt like they should let people read their work. Hillary Mantel's story was wonderful and touching. Several of the stories by Eastern European authors also stood out. They tended to harken back to the days of socialism, which gives them both a surreal and nostalgic sense. I'd recommend only reading the stories that grab you right away; the ones that don't probably won't at all.
review 2: I have read collections of short stories by a single author that I've enjoyed, but I guess I finally have to admit that I'm just not crazy about short stories in general. There are some good ones in this mix of European writers, but I ended up kind of picking and choosing and walking away dissatisfied... more. No story inspired me to look for more work by the same author. I'm marking it as finished, but truthfully, I didn't read every single story and can't judge this fairly as a result. less

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