Marina Sofia Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Marina Sofia on XGlobal nomad, addicted to world lit, writes 'just bits'. Co-founder of Corylus, publisher of translated crime fiction with a social edge. Translator RO/DE-EN

No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai@vishytheknight Ha! This is how I got YS interested in my Japanese literature bookshelf - I had a Junji Ito manga version of No Longer Human (Dazai Osamu's novel)
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell
Javier MaríasMy final review of the year is, fittingly, of one of my favourite books of the year: Your Face Tomorrow trilogy by Javier Marias https://t.co/9FmTSknjzs
Hardcover, 2009
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aeneid: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. XIII (in 51 Volumes)
VirgilOS: So, Mum, you claim to be a literature nerd. Let's see if you've read all of these... (Produces a pretty obvious list of largely Western classics from some internet algorithm. Turns out Virgil's Aeneid is the only one I hadn't read) OS: Hmmm... ok, you are a nerd 😂😂
Hardcover, 2010
$38.99Member price:$35.09 + Free shipping10% off
The Accordionist
Fred VargasThe Accordionist (The Three Evangelists series #3) by Fred Vargas Transl. Siân Reynolds @vintagebooks @HarvillSecker https://t.co/OmRmNRVNYK via @LBRBsBlogs
Out of stock

The Plot
Jean Hanff KorelitzAnother night of insomnia but I managed to read all of the novel The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz - which was great at poking fun at writers, although I guessed most of the actual plot.
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brave New World
Aldous HuxleyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley #classicfiction #dystopian #scifi #bookreview https://t.co/rflZCB7m57 via @yvonnembee
Paperback, 2006
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Far from the Madding Crowd
Thomas HardyFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy https://t.co/pni3oGt27d via @FictionFan2
Paperback, 2003
$10.00Member price:$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bullet Train
Kotaro IsakaCurrently reading two books: one set in France, one in Egypt. So of course tonight I start Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka.
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Husbands
Chandler BakerFirst of my #20BooksForSummer is the funny and very relatable The Husbands by Chandler Baker. Think several of my women friends will laugh-cry while reading it! https://t.co/NEunGzHYxY
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bunny
Mona AwadSecond read in #20BooksofSummer will be this satire about MFA programmes, Bunny by Mona Awad. https://t.co/hJn6IzlQf9
Paperback, 2020
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book