tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post5052456506327706498..comments2024-02-26T13:12:10.143-05:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Misc. Awards News for Early March + A PenguinLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-71704788158491750162012-04-01T14:24:55.941-04:002012-04-01T14:24:55.941-04:00Thank you for the comment, Jamie. Kurkov seems to ...Thank you for the comment, Jamie. Kurkov seems to have very low name recognition among Russian readers, so you're not alone in not knowing him! Thank you for the link to the review... Complete Review also ran a positive review of <i>The Case of the General's Thumb</i>, just a few days ago: <a href="http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/postsu/kurkova4.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/postsu/kurkova4.htm</a>Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-30843725796206030982012-04-01T13:43:31.284-04:002012-04-01T13:43:31.284-04:00Kurkov and Bird are new names to me, but I see tha...Kurkov and Bird are new names to me, but I see that Words without Borders has run a review of "The Case of the General's Thumb" in their April issue: http://wordswithoutborders.org/book-review/andrey-kurkovs-the-generals-thumbJamie Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524484538967246768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-66816536257504588422012-03-05T08:08:47.065-05:002012-03-05T08:08:47.065-05:00You are very welcome, Marie: the timing was perfec...You are very welcome, Marie: the timing was perfect. Enjoy your books!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-49269900828008398932012-03-04T19:54:07.130-05:002012-03-04T19:54:07.130-05:00Thanks for the shout-out. Seeing Kurkov was fun an...Thanks for the shout-out. Seeing Kurkov was fun and I'm looking forward to the other two that Melville has. And it's good to know his other books are available in English, too!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.com