Currently Reading

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

GABBER ELEGANZA — ARCHIVIO

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 7, 2021art book, rave, the 90s, gabber eleganza, currently reading

JOHN BUCHAN — THE 39 STEPS

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 7, 2021adventure stories, literature, currently reading, john buchan, the thirty nine steps, the 39 steps, p.g. wodehouse

PIA JUUL — THE MURDER OF HALLAND

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 7, 2021literature, fiction, crime fiction, currently reading, pia juul, the murder of halland

MAX FRISCH — BLUEBEARD

Benjamin DeVriesDecember 8, 2020currently reading, bluebeard, max frisch, swiss literature, literature, novella

TANA FRENCH — THE SEARCHER

Benjamin DeVriesDecember 8, 2020currently reading, tana french, the searcher, crime fiction, fiction, irish literature, literature

STEFAN ZWEIG — CHESS STORY

Benjamin DeVriesDecember 8, 2020currently reading, literature, european literature, stefan zweig, chess story, novella

SAM NATANSOHN - REMEMBRANCES

Benjamin DeVriesNovember 16, 2020sam natansohn, remembrances, currently reading, holocaust literature, memoir

PATRICK CHAMOISEAU - TEXACO

Benjamin DeVriesNovember 14, 2020patrick chamoiseau, martinique, texaco, creole literature, literature, currently reading, slave old man

THOM JONES — COLD SNAP

Benjamin DeVriesNovember 3, 2020currently reading, thom jones, short stories, american literature, cold snap

GEORGES RODENBACH — BRUGES-LA-MORTE

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 29, 2020currently reading, bruges la morte, belgian literature, symbolist literature, bruges, vertigo

MARLON JAMES — BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 29, 2020currently reading, marlon james, black leopard red wolf, fantasy, africa, fable, my life in the bush of ghosts, man booker prize

BRIAN BLOMERTH — BICYCLE DAY

Benjamin DeVriesAugust 26, 2020currently reading, graphic novel, briam blomerth, bicycle day, lsd

P.G. WODEHOUSE — THE WORLD OF JEEVES

Benjamin DeVriesAugust 26, 2020p.g. wodehouse, currently reading, literature, short stories, jeeves

REBECCA DINERSTEIN KNIGHT — HEX

Benjamin DeVriesAugust 26, 2020currently reading, fiction, rebecca dinerstein knight, hex

STEFAN HERTMANS — WAR & TURPENTINE

STEFAN HERTMANS — WAR & TURPENTINE

Benjamin DeVriesAugust 3, 2020literature, belgian literature, stefan hertmans, world war one, art, sebald, rokeby venus

GEORGE CLINTON - BROTHAS BE, YO LIKE GEORGE, AIN'T THAT FUNKIN' KIND OF HARD ON YOU?

GEORGE CLINTON - BROTHAS BE, YO LIKE GEORGE, AIN'T THAT FUNKIN' KIND OF HARD ON YOU?

Benjamin DeVriesJuly 22, 2020george clinton, ben greenman, BROTHAS BE, YO LIKE GEORGE, AIN'T THAT FUNKIN' KIND OF HARD ON YOU?, autobiography, currently reading, parliament, funkadelic, maggot brain

ANDRÉ MALRAUX - MAN’S FATE

ANDRÉ MALRAUX - MAN’S FATE

Benjamin DeVriesJuly 22, 2020literature, french literature, andre malraux, man's fate, shanghai, marx, freud, classic literature

AMOS TUTUOLA - THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD

AMOS TUTUOLA - THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD

Benjamin DeVriesJune 30, 2020currently reading, literature, amos tutuola, the palm wine drinkard, yoruba, james joyce

WALTER MOSLEY - TROUBLE IS WHAT I DO

WALTER MOSLEY - TROUBLE IS WHAT I DO

Benjamin DeVriesJune 27, 2020currently reading, literature, walter mosley, black literature, noir, trouble is what i do

WILLIAM TREVOR - CHEATING AT CANASTA

WILLIAM TREVOR - CHEATING AT CANASTA

Benjamin DeVriesJune 27, 2020currently reading, literature, short stories, william trevor, cheating at canasta