Backroom Book of the Month Club

[Tristuskhan]

"Let the hounds loose", short stories by Brady Udall. The best short stories I read for long, and "the crual sea" by Nicholas Montserrat -one of the best tales about war, along with Mario Rigoni Stern's "il sergente nella neve" (it's been translated in english: the sergeant in the snow, just read it!)

[Lorenzo_H]

Count me in!

[Banquo's Ghost]

I think this is a wonderful idea and will do my best to support it.

My view would be that for the Backroom, we should suggest non-fiction only - as when I have the thoughts Proletariat describes in relation to other Orgahs, it is never in connection with a novel, but in a fascinating essay, documentary or non-fiction book.

I would also suggest that we pitch books we haven't read ourselves, but plan to because they have caught our attention. That would ensure we all discover the book together and can discuss impressions as we go, making a more real-time process suited to the forum environment.

[Husar]

I didn't read a book for some years, which also makes me feel very un-intellectual and that's why I like the idea.
If I can get and afford the book, I'll try to take part in this.

[Duke of Gloucester]

I'm in

[Sarmatian]

"7000 days in Siberia" written by Karlo Stajner (C(K)arlo Steiner).

True story. Austrian communist that worked in Austrian and Yugoslavian communist party finally ends up in USSR. Tensions before ww2 are building up and he gets accused of being a gestapo agent and sent to Siberia. A book about twenty years he spent there.

I don't know how much this book is known around the world but it is definitly worth reading. There are several copies on Amazon, and I also think german version shouldn't be too hard to find...