Antonio Tabucchi Week is finally approaching. It’s starting tomorrow and this is really just a very quick introduction to the week and some info for those who participate. I’m going to post two reviews, one on Tuesday and one either Friday or Saturday and will wrap up on Monday in a week.
I spent the last week reading Tabucchi and was quite captivated by my choices. I wanted to read Pereira Maintains but then I dipped into another two of his books and one of them hooked me right away.
Tabucchi has written quite a few very short books, so if you haven’t started yet, there is still time until Sunday.
If you are participating and have reviewed something, please, leave a link in the comment section of this post. I’ll add it to this post. Once the week is over you can still access the links either via this post or via the page I will set up.
Participant reviews
It’s Getting Later All the Time – Brian (Babbling Books)
On Dreams of Dreams – Tom (Wuthering Expectations)
Pereira Declares – Judith (Reader in the Wilderness)
Pereira Maintains – TBM (50 Year Project)
Pereira Maintains – Vishy (Vishy’s Blog)
Pereira Maintains – Bettina (Liburuak)
Pereira Maintains – Andrew Blackman
Piazza d’Italia – Scott (seraillon)
Requiem – Caroline (Beauty is a Sleeping Cat)
The Edge of the Horizon – Caroline (Beauty is a Sleeping Cat)
The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico – Stu (Winstons Dad’s Blog)
The Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa with Bonus Lobster Recipe – Tom (Wuthering Expectations)
The Missing Head of Damasceno Monteiro – Richard (Caravana de Recuerdos)
Vanishing Point -1streading
Pereira Maintains (Book and Movie) and Requiem – Scribacchina (Parole/Words)
Beauty is a Sleeping Cat 
Looking forward to it. I won’t be participating but I’m expecting to pick up a book tip.
I hope you will find a book that will interest you. I’ve read two books one was outstanding but it hasn’t been translated.
I know I said I’d join you but I didn’t have time to read La tête perdue de Damasceno Monteiro. Oh well, c’est la vie.
That’s to bd but not much one can do.
Looking forward to Tabucchimania, Caroline, and in fact just started my own Tabucchi choice today. A presto!
Great, I’m glad to hear it. I’m looking forward t find out which one you chose and how you will like it.
I’ve never heard of this author! I will check out your orginal post on this special week, although I won’t be able to join in.
i was hoping to introduce him to more people. And sadly he died this year. He is one of the rare Italian authors who has been quite widely translated and I always liked him. If you’ve never read anything by him Indian Nocturne is great. Three of his books have been made into films.
Strange how I haven’t heard of him! He is translated into Dutch (I’m from the Netherlands). Since we’re a small country we read quite a bit of translated literature, so I’m surprised I didn’t know him. Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll put it on my wishlist!
Yes, I suggest Indian Nocturne or “It’s getting later all the time” if you like epistolary novels. “Pereira Maintains” is considered one of his best but I haven’t read it yet. I know the one or the other participant will review it. I hope you will like him. I’m sure there are even more available in Dutch than in English. Everything is available in German.
I read Pereira Maintains Saturday night and loved the novel. It’s small, but it isn’t short on plot. I hope to get my review up later this week. Thanks for introducing me to another wonderful writer!
I’m so glad you liked it. I should have picked that too. It’s almost a readalong, you’re already the second who has chosen this book.
And you’re welcome. Thanks for joining. 🙂
Thanks for hosting. I managed to get my review up:
http://50yearproject.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/pereira-maintains-by-antonio-tabucchi/
I hope all is well. Now I need to focus on finding a German author to read 🙂
Thanks so much and I’m glad you liked it. It’s always a bit risky to organize something for a favourite author.
Bring it on! I have one more Tabucchi work read already in preparation and will attempt to get through another by week’s end, if time allows.
Thta’s great. I’m looking forward to your review. I’ve read my books but haven’t written anything yet. I better get started.
I remember that he is a favorite author of yours. I look forward to the reviews!
Thanks, Carole. I just saw that the one I’ve read has also been made into a movie. More about it tomorrow. 🙂
I started reading ‘Pereira Maintains’ today 🙂 The introduction by Mohsin Hamid was wonderful and I have read 20 pages of the novel till now. The style is easy and fast-paced and I am loving it till now. I can’t wait to continue reading tomorrow.
I’m glad you like it. I’ve read to earlier novels one was rather a bit experimental, still I loved it. Pereira Maintains has a “real story”. I’m looking forward to your review.
I just finished ‘Pereira Maintains’, Caroline. I loved it! I am hoping to post my review tomorrow. Thanks for hosting Antonio Tabucchi week. I wouldn’t have discovered Tabucchi’s works otherwise. I wish I had got one more book of his to read this week, because his books seem to be really fast reads. I can’t wait to read more of Tabucchi’s books 🙂
I’m so glad you liked it. I’m really looking forward to hear more. Maybe you will Indian Nocturne a chnace after all. I loved it but perhaps it’s very different from your persepctie. It would be interesting to find out. 🙂
Neither of my libraries (the one I work at or the public library) have any of his books, and I ran out of time to order something, but….I discovered that there is a story collection that has one of his stories in it, so I will be able to read something by him after all! I look forward to hearing more about him–I am sure you’ll tempt me to look harder for his books! 🙂
That works just fine. I’m really curious to see which one it is and if I have it in one of his collections.
The story is called “A Riddle” and I just photocopied it this morning as the collection is really huge and I don’t want to have to drag it home and then back again (the collection has many different writers). I’m looking forward to reading it–maybe tonight–but will write about it over the weekend. Have you read it?
No, not yet. It’s in the collection Little Misunderstandings of No Importance. In the foreweord he say he “stole” this story on an evening in paris in 1975 and carried it around long enough to be able to rewrite it in his own voice. Hmmm. Not sure what he means. I love it that he writes those intros in which she states how he got the ideas and when and where it was written. Just snippets really.
Caroline – Just put up mu post on It’s Getting Later All the Time. I also linked to your post.
http://briansbabblingbooks.blogspot.com/2012/09/its-getting-later-all-time-antonio.html
Thanks for introducing me to this extraordinary author Caroline!
Thanks a lot Brian. That’s great. I’ll link it right awy and will come and read your review soon.
Good reviews so far.
Thanks for organizing this, Caroline. It’s a pity I didn’t have the time to participate.
You’re welcome and yes, it is a pity. But I’m glad you’ve been reading the reviews. Hopefully there will be quite a few more soon.
the Tabuchi’s week has started 🙂
have fun and lookin forward to your review
Thanks, Novia. The first review will be published later today.
Eek I had forgotten this! But I really do want to read Pereira Maintains. Hmm, well I will do my best to fit it in towards the end of the week. I certainly want to take part if I can.
Judging from other comments Pereira Maintains is one of his quicker reads. You might be able to make it.
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Hi Caroline, here’s my review of Pereira Maintains: http://liburuak.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/antonio-tabucchi-pereira-maintains-1994/
Thanks for hosting and introducing me to this new-to-me author!
I have just read it. A wonderful review, thanks so much for joining.
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Hi, I discovered your blog thanks to stu at winstonsdad’s and immediately wanted to take part in Antonio Tabucchi week – but didn’t want to commit until I’d actually done it!
Here’s my review of Vanishing Point:
http://1streading.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/vanishing-point/
I linked to your page and used your banner – hope this is okay.
This is very OK. Thanks a lot for joining. I’ll add it to the other reviews right away.
Caroline – I’m afraid I won’t get to a second Tabucchi this week, but here’s at least one contribution. Thanks for organizing this!
http://seraillon.blogspot.com/2012/09/antonio-tabucchi-week-piazza-ditalia.html
That’s wonderful, thanks a lot for participating. I’ll include it right away.
Caroline,
it’s not a review, but I was finally able to put up my post today:
http://parolediscribacchina.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/antonio-tabucchi-week/
I’ll try and read through everyone else’s contributions tomorrow 🙂 I wish I had more time for this right now!
Thanks a lot Scribacchina, I’ll add it to the links. There are some very interesting contributions, I even found new blogs through the event.
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OK, I made it! Just posted my review of Pereira Maintains: http://andrewblackman.net/2012/09/tabucchi-week-pereira-maintains/. Thanks so much for this, Caroline – I really enjoyed the novel, and am glad you introduced me to Tabucchi!
Thanks a lot Andrew, I’m really glad you liked it and hope you will read some of his other books too. Nobody chose Indian Nocturne one of my all time favourite novels but maybe it is out of print.
Caroline,
Finally! I’ve posted my thoughts about Pereira Declares, which is the title of Pereira Maintains in the U.S. I loved it, and want to read more of Tabucchi. The title of one of his most recently published works of fiction is inspiring me, but at this rate, this semester, I don’t know when I’ll get to it.
http://readerinthewilderness.blogspot.com
Judith
Wonderful, thanks, Judith. I’m so glad you liked it. He has written many great books and what this event really illustrates is that he has quite a wide range. Themes and some elemenst are recurring but they way he treats them is very different from one book to the next.
That lobster recipe, as Tabucchi gives it, appears to be complete and ready to make. I will point out to Americans that Tabucchi is not thinking of a Maine lobster, but likely a significantly smaller beast.
Thanks, Caroline and Lizzy, for the organization. You provoked a lot of Tabucchi reading.
I’m not very versed n making lobster soup. Thanks for the infor and for joining.
Lizzy? You are thinking ahead which is great. She will hopefully be very busy during German Literature Month.
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