ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker “An exemplary historical novel” ( The New Yorker) from the father of modern Italian literature, The Betrothed receives its first new English-language translation in fifty years, hailed as “a landmark literary occasion” by Jhumpa Lahiri. Here is my earlier non-fiction list for 2022.“The first English translation in more than fifty years of Alessandro Manzoni’s masterpiece, a work of foundational Italian literature on par with the Divine Comedy and the Decameron.”- The Wall Street Journal And it changed my views on Paul a good deal, for instance he wrote many of his best solo songs earlier than I had thought. Having now finished the work, I can’t think of any biography that better integrates the tale of the life and the tale of the creative work. The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-1973. Perhaps a little simple for some readers, but probably the best place to start on the topic of Russian history.Īllan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair. Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities.
Keiron Pim, Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth. It explains at a conceptual level how those countries built up such effective networks of musical production and consumption. It assumes some knowledge of the Nordic countries and also some knowledge of classical music, but it is exactly the kind of book I hope people will write. In non-fiction I would give especially high ratings to the following additions:Īndrew Mellor, The Northern Silence: Journeys in Nordic Music & Culture. Moore.įrom fiction I would add to my earlier list:Īnd Olivier Guez, The Disappearance of Josef Mengele, excellent and easy to read in one sitting.
Ovid, Metamorphoses, translated by Stephanie McCarter.Īlessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed, translated by Michael F. First, there are two books I haven’t read yet - new translations - but they are almost certainly excellent and deserving of mention.
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