Houman Barekat Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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A Time Outside This Time
Amitava KumarHouman BarekatMy review of Amitava Kumar's 'A Time Outside This Time', in today's Irish Times https://t.co/CfFCn1iyHl
Paperback, 2025
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cells: Memories for My Mother
Gavin McCreaHouman BarekatMy review of Gavin McCrea’s memoir, ‘Cells’, in this week’s @TheTLS https://t.co/p5B2t2QcqB
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chilean Poet
Alejandro ZambraHouman BarekatMy review of Alejandro Zambra's 'Chilean Poet', in this weekend's FT https://t.co/1xt5wiUyhb
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Less
Andrew Sean GreerHouman BarekatMy review of Andrew Sean Greer’s ‘Less is Lost’, in today’s Sunday Times (£) https://t.co/kIAkWZ6qc5
Out of stock
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrHouman BarekatMy review of Anthony Doerr's 'Cloud Cuckoo Land', in today's Sunday Times (£) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cloud-cuckoo-land-by-anthony-doerr-review-9nn5wr329
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Boy Friends
Michael PedersenHouman BarekatMy review of Michael Pedersen’s ‘Boy Friends’, in today’s Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/30/boy-friends-by-michael-pedersen-review-in-the-company-of-men
Paperback, 2023
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Appointment
Katharina VolckmerHouman BarekatMy latest for @TheLondonMag: on Iris Hanika's 'The Bureau of Past Management' + Katharina Volckmer's 'The Appointment' https://t.co/MbQ5MPyjiO
Out of stock
The Last White Man
Mohsin HamidHouman BarekatMy review of Mohsin Hamid’s ‘The Last White Man’, in today’s Sunday Times (£) https://t.co/Uflga8OrS1
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
Yascha MounkHouman BarekatMy review of Yascha Mounk’s ‘The Great Experiment’, in today’s Guardian https://t.co/mEoE6yfooN
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
China Room
Sunjeev SahotaHouman BarekatMy review of Sunjeev Sahota's 'China Room', in today's Sunday Times (£) https://t.co/IJghMy1BJj
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book