Currently Reading

Here’s what’s on my night table right now.

SEAMUS HEANEY & TED HUGHES (EDS.) - THE RATTLEBAG

SEAMUS HEANEY & TED HUGHES (EDS.) - THE RATTLEBAG

Benjamin DeVriesDecember 21, 2019currently reading, literature, poetry, poetry anthology, seamus heaney, ted hughes

BOHUMIL HRABAL - CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS

BOHUMIL HRABAL - CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS

Benjamin DeVriesDecember 14, 2019currently reading, literature, european literature, czech literature, bohumil hrabal

SEAMUS HEANEY (TRANS.) - BEOWULF

SEAMUS HEANEY (TRANS.) - BEOWULF

Benjamin DeVriesDecember 2, 2019currently reading, literature, seamus heaney, beowulf, classic literature, poetry, epic poetry

RICHARD HUGHES - IN HAZARD

RICHARD HUGHES - IN HAZARD

Benjamin DeVriesNovember 4, 2019currently reading, literature, seafaring, richard hughes, joseph m.w, joseph m.w. turner, in hazard

JOSÉ SARAMAGO - ALL THE NAMES

JOSÉ SARAMAGO - ALL THE NAMES

Benjamin DeVriesOctober 28, 2019currently reading, literature, latin american literature, south american literature, all the names, dollar bin

HEINRICH VON KLEIST - THE MARQUISE OF O AND OTHER STORIES

HEINRICH VON KLEIST - THE MARQUISE OF O AND OTHER STORIES

Benjamin DeVriesOctober 21, 2019currently reading, literature, classic literature, the marquise of o, heinrich von kleist, eric rohmer

SEAMUS HEANEY - OPENED GROUND: SELECTED POEMS, 1966 - 1996

SEAMUS HEANEY - OPENED GROUND: SELECTED POEMS, 1966 - 1996

Benjamin DeVriesOctober 17, 2019currently reading, poetry, seamus heaney, opened ground, bog man

VICKI BAUM - GRAND HOTEL

VICKI BAUM - GRAND HOTEL

Benjamin DeVriesOctober 5, 2019currently reading, literature, european literature, grand hotel, vicki baum, georg grosz

WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS - PICTURES FROM BRUEGHEL

WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS - PICTURES FROM BRUEGHEL

Benjamin DeVriesOctober 1, 2019currently reading, literature, poetry, william carlos williams, pictures from brueghel

FRAN ROSS - OREO

FRAN ROSS - OREO

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 30, 2019currently reading, literature, fran ross, oreo, paul beatty, black literature

JOHN BERGER - G.

JOHN BERGER - G.

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 27, 2019currently reading, literature, john berger, g., ways of seeing, historical literature

INGEBORG BACHMANN - MALINA

INGEBORG BACHMANN - MALINA

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 20, 2019

SHIRLEY JACKSON - WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE

SHIRLEY JACKSON - WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 16, 2019currently reading, shirley jackson, we have always lived in the castle, horror, american literature

HARUKI MURAKAMI - UNDERGROUND

HARUKI MURAKAMI - UNDERGROUND

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 12, 2019currently reading, haruki murakami, underground, death cults, non fiction

PAUL AUSTER - 4 3 2 1

PAUL AUSTER - 4 3 2 1

Benjamin DeVriesAugust 29, 2019currently reading, literature, new york, paul auster, 4 3 2 1

ROBERTO BOLAÑO - NAZI LITERATURE IN THE AMERICAS

ROBERTO BOLAÑO - NAZI LITERATURE IN THE AMERICAS

Benjamin DeVriesAugust 16, 2019currently reading, literature, south american literature, roberto bolano, nazi literature in the americas, latin american literature

ROBERT MUSIL - INTIMATE TIES

ROBERT MUSIL - INTIMATE TIES

Benjamin DeVriesAugust 10, 2019currently reading, literature, european literature, robert musil, intimate ties

W.G. SEBALD - VERTIGO

W.G. SEBALD - VERTIGO

Benjamin DeVriesJuly 31, 2019currently reading, literature, european literature, sebald, vertigo, casanova

RICHARD POWERS - THE OVERSTORY

RICHARD POWERS - THE OVERSTORY

Benjamin DeVriesJuly 29, 2019

ARTHUR KOESTLER - DARKNESS AT NOON

ARTHUR KOESTLER - DARKNESS AT NOON

Benjamin DeVriesJuly 20, 2019currently reading, literature, arthur koestler, darkness at noon, soviet literature