Damian Kelleher - Literary reviews, short story reviews, essays, fiction

The latest addition to the website is my review of French author Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud's short story, Sweet Street.

You can read the review here.

Sweet Street by Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud is a short story from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper, translated by Edward Gauvin

Other stories from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper include:
---January 1973 - April 1974 (Paris): The Peacocks
---April - May 1974 (Paris): The Beautiful Coalwoman
---1980 (Bures): The Gulf of the Years
---December 1981 - February 1982 (Bures): A Room on the Abyss
---February 1983 (Bures): A City of Museums
---May 1986 (Lozère): Come Out, Come Out
---April 1988 (Lozère): Delaunay the Broker
---October 1988 (Lozère): Unlivable
---December 1988 (Lozère): The Pest
---March 1989 (Lozère): A Life on Paper
---December 1990 (Lozère): The Pavilion and the Linden
---February 1991 (Lozère): Icarus Saved From the Skies
---February 1992 (Lozère): La Tête
---October 1992 (Lozère): The Dolceola Player
---December 1992 (Lozère): The Only Mortal
---April 1993 (Lozère): The Styx
---September - October 1995 (Lozère): The Guardicci Masterpiece
---September 1999 (Palaiseau): The Excursion
---July 2001 (Palaiseau): Écorcheville

Other stories translated by Edward Gauvin under review include:
---Adamek, André-Marcel - The Ark
---Quiriny, Bernard - A Guide to Famous Stabbings

I apologise for not posting reviews for the week 25 January - 1 February. My city and State suffered from extremely bad weather which culminated in flooding and other mishaps, and I was unable at the start of the week to post anything, and decided to leave the week untouched.

The latest addition to the website is my review of Romanian author Călin Torsan's short story, The Scent of Love.

You can read the review here.

The Scent of Love by Călin Torsan is a short story from Bucharest Tales from the New Europe Writers series

Other stories from Bucharest Tales from the New Europe Writers series include:
---Bican, Florin - Penguins
---Lungu, Dan - Mr. Escu's Adventure
---Ormsby, Mike - Democracy
---Ruşti, Doina - Bill Clinton's Hand
---Ormsby, Mike - Mother Tongue
---Drysdale, Helena - Ana, Camil, Niculina, and Me
---Firan, Carmen - The Farce
---Torsan, Călin- The Scent of Love

The reviews for this book were made possible thanks to a kind gift from my friend Bogdan Suceavă.

I apologise for not posting reviews for the week 25 January - 1 February. My city and State suffered from extremely bad weather which culminated in flooding and other mishaps, and I was unable at the start of the week to post anything, and decided to leave the week untouched.

The latest addition to the website is my review of French author Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud's short story, Écorcheville.

You can read the review here.

Écorcheville by Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud is a short story from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper, translated by Edward Gauvin

Other stories from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper include:
---January 1973 - April 1974 (Paris): The Peacocks
---April - May 1974 (Paris): The Beautiful Coalwoman
---1980 (Bures): The Gulf of the Years
---December 1981 - February 1982 (Bures): A Room on the Abyss
---February 1983 (Bures): A City of Museums
---May 1986 (Lozère): Come Out, Come Out
---April 1988 (Lozère): Delaunay the Broker
---October 1988 (Lozère): Unlivable
---December 1988 (Lozère): The Pest
---March 1989 (Lozère): A Life on Paper
---December 1990 (Lozère): The Pavilion and the Linden
---February 1991 (Lozère): Icarus Saved From the Skies
---February 1992 (Lozère): La Tête
---October 1992 (Lozère): The Dolceola Player
---December 1992 (Lozère): The Only Mortal
---April 1993 (Lozère): The Styx
---September - October 1995 (Lozère): The Guardicci Masterpiece
---September 1999 (Palaiseau): The Excursion
---July 2001 (Palaiseau): Écorcheville

Other stories translated by Edward Gauvin under review include:
---Adamek, André-Marcel - The Ark
---Quiriny, Bernard - A Guide to Famous Stabbings

The latest addition to the website is my review of Australian author Helen Garner's short story, The Dark, the Light.

You can read the review here.

The Dark, the Light by Helen Garner is a short story from from The Penguin Best Australian Stories, edited by Mary Lord.

Other titles from The Penguin Best Australian Stories include:
---1859: Lang, John George - The Ghost Upon the Rail
---1866: Fortune, Mary - The Dead Witness; or, the Bush Waterhole
---1873: Clarke, Marcus - Pretty Dick
---1893: Barry, John Arthur - Far Inland Football
---1932: Prichard, Katharine Susannah - The Curse
---1974: Stead, Christina - Street Idyll
---1985: Winton, Tim - Neighbours

The latest addition to the website is my review of French author Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud's short story, The Guardicci Masterpiece.

You can read the review here.

The Guardicci Masterpiece by Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud is a short story from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper, translated by Edward Gauvin

Other stories from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper include:
---January 1973 - April 1974 (Paris): The Peacocks
---April - May 1974 (Paris): The Beautiful Coalwoman
---1980 (Bures): The Gulf of the Years
---December 1981 - February 1982 (Bures): A Room on the Abyss
---February 1983 (Bures): A City of Museums
---May 1986 (Lozère): Come Out, Come Out
---April 1988 (Lozère): Delaunay the Broker
---October 1988 (Lozère): Unlivable
---December 1988 (Lozère): The Pest
---March 1989 (Lozère): A Life on Paper
---December 1990 (Lozère): The Pavilion and the Linden
---February 1991 (Lozère): Icarus Saved From the Skies
---February 1992 (Lozère): La Tête
---October 1992 (Lozère): The Dolceola Player
---December 1992 (Lozère): The Only Mortal
---April 1993 (Lozère): The Styx
---September - October 1995 (Lozère): The Guardicci Masterpiece
---September 1999 (Palaiseau): The Excursion

Other stories translated by Edward Gauvin under review include:
---Adamek, André-Marcel - The Ark
---Quiriny, Bernard - A Guide to Famous Stabbings

The latest addition to the website is my review of French author Laurent Graff's short story, Delphine's Illness.

You can read the review here.

Delphine's Illness is a short story from the Words Without Borders December 2010 issue, Horrors.

Other stories from the Words Without Borders December 2010 edition, Horrors issue include:
---Dimitrijević, Dejana - The Cover

The latest addition to the website is my review of French author Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud's short story, The Beautiful Coalwoman.

You can read the review here.

The Beautiful Coalwoman by Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud is a short story from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper, translated by Edward Gauvin

Other stories from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper include:
---January 1973 - April 1974 (Paris): The Peacocks
---1980 (Bures): The Gulf of the Years
---December 1981 - February 1982 (Bures): A Room on the Abyss
---February 1983 (Bures): A City of Museums
---May 1986 (Lozère): Come Out, Come Out
---April 1988 (Lozère): Delaunay the Broker
---October 1988 (Lozère): Unlivable
---December 1988 (Lozère): The Pest
---March 1989 (Lozère): A Life on Paper
---December 1990 (Lozère): The Pavilion and the Linden
---February 1991 (Lozère): Icarus Saved From the Skies
---February 1992 (Lozère): La Tête
---October 1992 (Lozère): The Dolceola Player
---December 1992 (Lozère): The Only Mortal
---April 1993 (Lozère): The Styx
---September 1999 (Palaiseau): The Excursion

Other stories translated by Edward Gauvin under review include:
---Adamek, André-Marcel - The Ark
---Quiriny, Bernard - A Guide to Famous Stabbings

The latest addition to the website is my review of Romanian author Carmen Firan's short story, The Farce.

You can read the review here.

The Farce by Carmen Firan is a short story from Bucharest Tales from the New Europe Writers series

Other stories from Bucharest Tales from the New Europe Writers series include:
---Bican, Florin - Penguins
---Lungu, Dan - Mr. Escu's Adventure
---Ormsby, Mike - Democracy
---Ruşti, Doina - Bill Clinton's Hand
---Ormsby, Mike - Mother Tongue
---Drysdale, Helena - Ana, Camil, Niculina, and Me

The reviews for this book were made possible thanks to a kind gift from my friend Bogdan Suceavă.

The latest addition to the website is my review of French author Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud's short story, Delaunay the Broker.

You can read the review here.

Delaunay the Broker by Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud is a short story from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper, translated by Edward Gauvin

Other stories from Small Beer Press' Châteaureynaud collection, A Life on Paper include:
---January 1973 - April 1974 (Paris): The Peacocks
---1980 (Bures): The Gulf of the Years
---December 1981 - February 1982 (Bures): A Room on the Abyss
---February 1983 (Bures): A City of Museums
---May 1986 (Lozère): Come Out, Come Out
---October 1988 (Lozère): Unlivable
---December 1988 (Lozère): The Pest
---March 1989 (Lozère): A Life on Paper
---December 1990 (Lozère): The Pavilion and the Linden
---February 1991 (Lozère): Icarus Saved From the Skies
---February 1992 (Lozère): La Tête
---October 1992 (Lozère): The Dolceola Player
---December 1992 (Lozère): The Only Mortal
---April 1993 (Lozère): The Styx
---September 1999 (Palaiseau): The Excursion

Other stories translated by Edward Gauvin under review include:
---Adamek, André-Marcel - The Ark
---Quiriny, Bernard - A Guide to Famous Stabbings

The latest addition to the website is my review of Australian author Katharine Susannah Prichard's short story, The Curse.

You can read the review here.

The Curse by Katharine Susannah Prichard is a short story from from The Penguin Best Australian Stories, edited by Mary Lord.

Other titles from The Penguin Best Australian Stories include:
---1859: Lang, John George - The Ghost Upon the Rail
---1866: Fortune, Mary - The Dead Witness; or, the Bush Waterhole
---1873: Clarke, Marcus - Pretty Dick
---1893: Barry, John Arthur - Far Inland Football
---1974: Stead, Christina - Street Idyll
---1985: Winton, Tim - Neighbours