#NovNov23 French and Australian novellas
- Ready to join #NovNov23 hosted by
- @BookishBeck
- @Cathy746Books
- I have a wonderful list of
- ...novellas to help me get back into reading French again!
- Novellas…not too short…not too long, just right!
- Thanks to ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
- I have a list of …novellas by Australian writers.
List French:
- I’ve chosen novellas from the current list of finalists for French
- Reading Awards “Rentrée littéraire 2023”.
- Translation will follow in the coming months perhaps.
- Here is a list of “short” French books to polish your
- high-school French reading skills!
- Régis Franc, Je vais bien (160 pg) – READING – Prix Interallié finalist
- Elisa Shua Dusapin – Le Vieil Incendie (139 pg) – Prix Medicis finalist
- Franck Courtès – À pied d’œuvre de (183 pg) – Prix Femina finalist
- Nathacha Appanah, La Mémoire délavée (160 pg) – Prix Femina finalist
- Neige Sinno – Triste Tigre – (83 pg) – Prix Femina finalist
List Australian:
- Murmurations – Carol Lefevre – NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2022 shortlist
- The Hermitage – Debbie Robson
- Every Day is Gertie Day – Helen Meany – 2021 Viva la Novella prize
- A Jealous Tide – Anna MacDonald
- Black Rabbit – Angus Gaunt
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Nice list Nancy, thanks for taking part again!
so glad you found the other Emma, and her list!
I still have your L’oiseau bleu on my TBR!
Have fun with these!
I think I have Murmurations on my TBR too, but currently reading The Sitter by Angela O’Keeffe as my Aust novella choice.
I love it that you are planning to read French novellas. Excellent planning.
Deb Nance, I am pushing myself to finish 1 SciFi book this weekend so I can concentrate on the Fr novellas. They take more time to read…even though they are short books. The SiFi book is a “blind date” . I will finish it but the more I try to like SciFi…the more I realize it really is not my genre. Thanks so much for your comment!
I need to find some more books from Australia to read. I’m going to check out these that you’ve listed!
Well, dang it. I forgot to log in so it put me down as Anonymous. Looking forward to checking out your list of Australian reads!
Oké…I’m looking forward to some ficton after 4 weeks non-fictoin from Australia!
So nice that other bloggers did the research for you! I love (and appreciate) when that happens! See you in a few days for all the November events! Can’t wait!
Jinjer, I’m making a draft blog post to save with all the interestig novellas I see on other people’s blogs. Next year I won’t have to do so much Google and Amazon searching! Reading my first novella tonight!
Yes!! I remember I forgot to do that last year and it was a nightmare. This year I will have draft posts saved for each of my November challenges. lol Enjoy your first novella! I’m one of those who can’t start until the official start date. lol
I have my Week 5 New To My TBR posts drafted and ready to go!
But speaking of draft posts, Nancy, I keep meaning to ask you, do you get a draft post ready for you book reviews ready before you start reading and add your numbered comments as you read or do you finish the book and then write up your review?
I think I’ve said this before, but your review format is my #1 favorite.
Jinjer, I make a draft post before I start the book (image, title, author, nr pages, publication date etc)
Then I make a section “notes”.
While reading the book I write down any thought that comes up while reading. It could be anything from how I’m feeling reading the book (struggling or enthralled), to info that I found during a ‘research moment”.
I usually write the review after a good nights sleep. It is good policy to “sleep on it” and in the morning I write the Conclusion and Last Thoughts straight from my heart. It works for me! Thanks for asking…and how do you write your reviews?