tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post8722495044706624588..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: From Argentina: Thursday Night Widows, by Claudia PiƱeiroGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-14996308210315065242010-02-15T14:43:52.779-08:002010-02-15T14:43:52.779-08:00Thanks for the suggestion--I hadn't paid much ...Thanks for the suggestion--I hadn't paid much attention to Holmquist's book since it came out but will look for it now. I had mentally lumped it in with the classic Swedish dystopian novel, Karin Boye's Kallocain (which was translated into English in the 60s, I think, and has been in print intermittently. Kallocain is something like Zamyatin, Orwell, or Huxley--but now that I'm paying attention, The Unit sounds a bit different from that sort of thing.Glenn Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-2973857639662293012010-02-15T11:49:03.300-08:002010-02-15T11:49:03.300-08:00I've just read this. It's great! Have you ...I've just read this. It's great! Have you read The Unit by Ninni Holmquist? A different take on the same kind of theme - fantastic I think. (translated by Marlene Delargy)Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com