Category Archives: Claudia Pineiro

Women in Translation 2017

Posted on August 6, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

I learned via Mrs Peabody’s excellent blog that August is being celebrated as Women in Translation month. This is in an attempt to address the fact that only about a quarter of the world’s literature that is translated into English … Continue reading →

Posted in Asa Larsson, Camilla Lackberg, Claudia Pineiro, Fred Vargas, Karin Alvtegen, Karin Fossum, Kati Hiekkapelto, list, Liza Marklund, Teresa Solana, Yrsa Sigurdardottir | Tagged | 2 Comments

Review: ALL YOURS by Claudia Pineiro

Posted on June 7, 2013 by bernadetteinoz

I thoroughly enjoyed Claudia Piñeiro’s tale of Argentinian affluence gone awry so I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to get around to reading her second book. Perhaps my subconscious somehow knew that it wouldn’t, for me, be … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, book review, Claudia Pineiro | 7 Comments

Extreme Reading

Posted on November 15, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

I have officially completed the extreme level of the 2010 Global Reading Challenge. This required me to read 3 books set in different countries of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, South America plus two books set in Antarctica and … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlotte Jay, Claudia Pineiro, Glen Peters, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Kwei Quartey, Lindy Kelly, list, Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, Margie Orford, Mario Vargas Llosa, Matt Dickinson, Mehmet Murat Somer, Michael Stanley, Michele Giuttari, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Rob Kitchin, Robin Bowles (Aus), Sarah Andrews, Shuichi Yoshida, Teresa Solana, William Deverell | 10 Comments

How do you say congratulations in Swedish?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

By now everyone who cares is undoubtedly well aware that while I was sleeping on Friday night Johan Theorin’s The Darkest Room was awarded the 2010 UK Crime Writer’s Association’s International Dagger Award for crime fiction translated into English. My heartfelt congratulations … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrea Camilleri, Arnaldur Indriðason, Asa Larsson, Christian Jungersen, Claudia Pineiro, Deon Meyer, Hakan Nesser, Johan Theorin, Leif Davidsen, list, Luis Miguel Rocha, Mehmet Murat Somer, Michele Giuttari, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Teresa Solana, Tonino Benacqusita | 6 Comments

Review: Thursday Night Widows by Claudia Pineiro

Posted on May 16, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

My first stop in South America and the 11th book overall for the global reading challenge took me to Argentina and was chosen based on reviews at Petrona and The Game is Afoot. In a wealthy gated community called Cascade … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, book review, Claudia Pineiro, Global Reading Challenge 2010 | 7 Comments