Until now, Portugal was a literary blind spot for me. I’d never read a single book by a Portuguese author….

Asking for forgiveness requires more courage than firing a gun The Basque Country (Euskadi in Basque) is an autonomous community…

Not only have I already read quite a few Spanish novels, some of them are in fact among my all-time…

After wandering through Western Europe’s crowded cafés and cobblestoned charm, I’m heading south through the mountains to the very edge…

The darkness is never total; at the end ofthe path, there’s always an open window. Do you know that feeling…

France is one of those countries where the weight of literary history feels … a little intimidating. Where do you…