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Reseña: La edad de la duda (English title: The Age of Doubt) de Andrea Camilleri

This post is bilingual, scroll down to find the English language version Traducción de Teresa Clavel Lledó. Título original: L’età del dubbio, 2008. Ediciones Salamandra, 2012. Versión Kindle. 339 KB. ASIN: B008MUMFPS. Una mañana, Montalbano se despierta de repente. Ha tenido una pesadilla. Estaba en su propio funeral y, lo que es peor, Livia no … Continue reading “Reseña: La edad de la duda (English title: The Age of Doubt) de Andrea Camilleri”

The Birth of the Golden Age

The expression ‘Golden Age of detective fiction’ seems to have been coined by John Strachey in an article published by The Saturday Review in 1939 where he wrote: ‘Three sorts of novels are being written in England today. First, there are the best sellers; second, there are the highbrow intellectual novels; and third, there are … Continue reading “The Birth of the Golden Age”

Review: Maigret’s Doubts, 1958 (Inspector Maigret #52) by Georges Simenon (Trans: Shaun Whiteside)

Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Penguin Classics, 2018. Format: Kindle edition. File size: 2654.0 KB. Print length: 173 pages. First published in French as Les scrupules de Maigret by Presses de la Cité, 1958. This translation was first published in 2018. ASIN: B074R5XP2K. ISBN: 978-0-141-98590-9.  This novel … Continue reading “Review: Maigret’s Doubts, 1958 (Inspector Maigret #52) by Georges Simenon (Trans: Shaun Whiteside)”

Why is the Golden Age fashionable again? by Martin Edwards

Though it may not be necessary to make an introduction of Martin Edwards in this blog, it is timely to show here a brief overview of his profile, taken from his website. Martin Edwards was born at Knutsford, Cheshire and educated in Northwich and at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking a first class honours degree … Continue reading “Why is the Golden Age fashionable again? by Martin Edwards”

Film Notes: The Age of Shadows, 2016 (Original title: “Miljeong”) directed by Kim Jee-woon

KR / 140 min / Color / Grimm Pictures, Warner Bros Korea  Dir: Kim Jee-woon Pro: Kim Jee-woon, Choi Jaeweon Scr: Lee Jimin, Park Jongdae Cine: Kim Jiyong Mus: Mowg Cast: Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-min, Park Hee-soon, Um Tae-goo, Shin Sung-rok, Shingo Tsurumi, Park Hee-soon, Seo Young-joo, Han Soo-yeon, Yoo Jae-sang, Lee Soo-kwang, … Continue reading “Film Notes: The Age of Shadows, 2016 (Original title: “Miljeong”) directed by Kim Jee-woon”