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Here is my library haul for this month. I got only slovenian translation. Already started reading Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila. And I have mixed feelings about it. Will tell more when finish it.
Other three are Uprooted by Naomi Novik Chocolate by Joanne Harris and SLoLvenski klasiki 1 by Bostjan Gorenc Pizama
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You have been warned...

#literaryworldtrip Democratic Republic of Congo
A book like a jazz album, in which lines are repeated over and over again. Lucien is a professional writer fleeing the repression of the Back-Country. He finds his refuge in the City-State with his kind-of friend Requiem, who makes his money in all different (dubious) kind of ways. The centre of their life is Tram83, a night club close to the train tracks, where everyone comes together.

Just borrowed Tram 83 from the library. Something tells me it might be quite different from any other African books I've read... #somethingforsept #day2 #numberintitle #septphotochallenge

I didn't think it was such an amazing reading month, mostly because it came in fits and starts as opposed to flowing. But now that I have reviewed the month in retrospect, I am pleased. Thanks @24in48 for helping get me over the proverbially hump!

Alright- finished this book that I had been working through as my first across the finish line for @24in48 #readathon. I'm not sure if that counts, since I started it before the reason started, but I hate putting one type of reading aside for a Readathon. What do you all think? Does it count?

Highly unusual read, evoking the African sounds and vibes, very jazzy. But in the end lacking that something that would have made it a great book. The translation is excellent, though.

I had my first digital library book fail. While on vacation I was reading Tram 83, and loving it. But then the pages were skipping and I couldn't download and reload. Oh well- it was a sign from the book gods that I needed to get my own copy. Done!

It's officially time to do the Books on the Night Stand Summer Book Bingo! Check out their podcast- I have received so many book gems I would have never read without their reviews. They are bringing it to a close after doing it for so many years. Endless gratitude to @Annkingman @mkindness !

Vibrant, sordid, and even a bit comical; the challenge in reading this novel is having to read it *in translation*. I would love to have a French copy on hand for certain passages that do not seem to come across as clean as I suspect they were in the original ms

At City Lights, there is what I call the "In Between Room": Between the well-stocked shelves of Western Lit and the staircase leading upstairs to the Poetry, there is a room of Asian, African, and Other Cultures. Imagine, most of the world fitting "in between!" That is where I found this...

I was pretty bleh about this book the first time around, but I just re-read it and loved it. Timing, I guess?

Current book club read. Frenetic!