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Andrew Martino
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Honors College Dean, reader, writer, traveler
Wonderful translation by George Henson. One of my favorite books of 2025.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen by Shokoofeh Azar
Trans. Anonymous. Europa Editions, 2025. 528 pages.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Currently reading.
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Try not to judge this book by its lovely cover!
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Flight to San Diego reading material.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Currently reading.
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Playing dominoes in Little Havana
October 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Could anything be more magical on a Friday evening in October?
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
No words necessary.
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Wonderful.
October 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Next up!
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
So looking forward to this!
October 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Wonderful translation by Alison L. Strayer.
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
September 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Reposted by Andrew Martino
“Central to this extraordinary novel is the relationship between humans and storytelling.”

Andrew Martino reviews this novel set against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Sunday afternoon
September 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Currently reading.
September 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Beautiful morning at Salisbury University.
September 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Wonderful. And wonderfully translated by the highly talented Oonagh Stransky.
August 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... a masterpiece fantastically translated by the great Gregory Rabassa.
Bomarzo
Pier Francesco Orsini, duke of Bomarzo, created a park …
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August 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
New addition to the Biblioteca Martino
August 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New arrival. Translation by Oonagh Stransky.
August 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
August 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Three years later and this is still one of my greatest experiences.
August 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wonderful addition to the #BibliotecaMartino
August 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM