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The Tartar Steppe - Community Reviews back

by Dino Buzzati
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Calyre
Calyre rated it 13 years ago
Il parlait lentement, le silence avait le temps de se glisser entre chacun de ses mots.
Books by the Lake
Books by the Lake rated it 14 years ago
Fort Bastiani barricades a high, bare mountain pass, very far from any human settlement; beyond its stark yellow walls, begins the stony Tartar Desert, whose other side is invisible. The lives of the soldiers and officers posted there is absolutely repetitive, even amusements are the same every day;...
Lavinia
Lavinia rated it 14 years ago
As someone around here said, if it had been on any compulsory reading list, I would have skilfully avoided it, but since it was casually mentioned by one of my friends (though I have the feeling it was on her compulsory reading list at uni) I thought I'd give it a try. This was 5 or more years ago, ...
thomcat
thomcat rated it 14 years ago
Mentioned in at least two books I read this year.
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