White Shroud by Antanas Škėma

White Shroud by Antanas Škėma

by | Sep 30, 2025 | Books, Lithuania

Summary of White Shroud   “White Shroud” is a novel about a Lithuanian poet, Antanas Garšva, working as an elevator operator in New York in the 1950s, struggling to make ends meet. Through a stream of consciousness narrative, the novel describes his childhood and...
House of Names by Colm Tóibín

House of Names by Colm Tóibín

by | Sep 20, 2025 | Books, Greece

Summary of House of Names   “House of Names” is a modern retelling of the ancient Greek myths and tragedies surrounding Agamemnon, Clytemnestra and their children, Orestes and Electra. Set in Mycenae, the story opens with Clytemnestra plotting and executing the...
Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors

Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors

by | Sep 17, 2025 | Books, Denmark

Summary of Mirror, Shoulder, Signal   Sonja, a forty-something crime fiction translator, finds herself newly single and disenchanted with her job. She seeks new directions in life, starts long-overdue driving lessons, attempts to reconnect with her sister, and...
Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth

Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth

by | Sep 14, 2025 | Books, Norway

Summary of Will and Testament    As a child, Bergljot was sexually abused by her father, while her mother turned a blind eye to her cries for help. As an adult, she has cut off contact with her parents and sisters, who refused to believe her account. Years later,...