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Something New Under the Sun • June 2019
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The topic is Something New Under the Sun. Some may think there is nothing new under the sun, but we beg to differ. This topic may include any new or contemporary books as well as any books about something new, novel or innovative. It may also include books with 'sun' in the title, books relating to the concept of 'under the sun', or however else you may interpret the topic for inspiration. Detailed nominating and voting guidelines can be found here. Basically, nominations are open for about four days and each person may nominate up to three literary selections which will go automatically to the vote. Voting by post then opens for four days, and a voter may give each nomination either one or two votes but only has a limited number of votes to use which is equal to the number of nominations minus one. Any questions, feel free to ask. We hope that you will read the selection with us and join in the discussion. * Nominations are complete. Initial voting is complete. Run-off voting is complete. Final results-
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I'll start with Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. It's sort of a Polish literary mystery/crime novel and it is a Man Booker International Prize nominee for this year. Goodreads 278 pages, 2009, Poland
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06-02-2019, 08:41 PM | #3 |
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I have been racking my brains over what to nominate under this topic and it is a bit slow going. One book keeps coming to mind though, it is a history and it is 684 pages (in paperback, excluding notes and index) but I think it may be of limited interest so a bit of a long shot; it may not even qualify as literature, however it is still in print over 35 years since publication and has been a best seller. It is arranged in four major sections which stand alone if wanted.
There is also a little personal story attached. Quite some years back (Yes, quite some ) I was flying with a client from NZ to Europe and he was engrossed in a book which he described to me. It was on sale in the Newark terminal en route and I immediately read it from cover to cover. The Discoverers; A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself - Daniel J. Boorstin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...he_Discoverers https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-discoverers (it doesn't seem to show on Amazon as an ebook here in NZ)[/url] Last edited by AnotherCat; 06-02-2019 at 09:30 PM. Reason: Added GoodReads link |
06-02-2019, 10:00 PM | #4 |
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Two more:
Blood Meridian (or The Evening Redness in the West) - Cormac McCarthy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Meridian https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ss_in_the_West Brave New World - Aldous Huxley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...rave_New_World |
06-04-2019, 10:18 AM | #5 |
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Interesting nominations, AnotherCat. I'm also having a time with the nominations, and finding the path of least resistance is going with something contemporary for 'new', heh, so it's nice to see you found three nominations interpreting the topic in other ways. I don't think I've ever even heard of the Boorstin one but it looks very interesting. Definitely going on my tbr! I've only read one Cormac McCarthy, The Road, which I really liked, though I've also seen the film of No Country for Old Men which I also really liked, and Blood Meridian has been on my periphery for a long time now. I read Brave New World at school a long time ago, but honestly I remember very little about it aside from the overarching plot, so I'll happily re-read it if it wins.
As for my first nomination everyone, I'm finding something strange. I originally quickly checked the Amazon UK site for Kindle and it is available there. However, it's come to my attention that apparently it doesn't generally release until August (the English translation; the original Polish version has been out many years). So, I did some research and the results are that it's available as an ebook on the UK site and the Australia site now, but not the US or Canadian sites until August. As well, the paperback is available on the UK and Canadian sites now, but not the US site until August, and the hardback isn't available anywhere until August. I don't know if this is a mistake or what's going on, but apparently the technical release date for the English translation is supposed to be August. It seems it is actually available though, as it's possible to view samples of the book, and on the Canadian site it even says they're down to less than 10 copies left of the paperback so people seem to be already buying it. Also I've just checked Kobo for the UK and the US and it's available to buy now in the UK but not the US, which is the same as on Amazon. Anyway, I suppose I'll leave the nomination up for now, but if the rest of you think it should be removed because of the strange availability then I'm fine with that. |
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1. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Lighthouse 2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre 3. The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_of_Lammermoor |
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You all have given me some inspiration. Interesting choices! I will be post my nominations tonight.
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My first nomination is The Italian Hours by Henry James. When I think of places under the sun, I think of traveling through Italy. Something old is new again? It tells of a bygone era of Italy in the 19th century, which is not something I am familiar with.
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The second nomination is The Early Stories of Truman Capote. It is an interpretation of something new that applies to early works by a famous author recently discovered and published. Since he was young, they are a little raw and undeveloped compared to his best-known works, but it might be an interesting read.
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All right, seeing no objections I'll leave in my other nomination. Here are my final two:
Under the Jaguar Sun by Italo Calvino. Goodreads 86 pages, 1986, Italy & Cuba Quote:
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi. Goodreads 247 pages, 2010, Oman Quote:
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Nominations are complete and voting is now open!
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I'll give mine all in one lump. I wish I had just one more vote! It was really hard to decide which vote to leave off.
-1 to Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead -1 to The Discoverers -2 to Blood Meridian -1 to To the Lighthouse -1 to The Bride of Lammermoor -1 to Italian Hours -1 to The Early Stories of Truman Capote -1 to Under the Jaguar Sun -1 to Celestial Bodies |
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Here are mine:
2 to Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - Olga Tokarczuk 2 to Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy 2 to Brave New World - Aldous Huxley 2 to The Bride of Lammermoor - Walter Scott 2 to Celestial Bodies - Jokha Alharthi |
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I have a feeling we may end up with another tie again.....
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