Latest Review: "Rambling Jack" by Miche谩l 脫 Conghaile
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Vincent Francone on Rambling Jack by Miche谩l 脫 Conghaile, translated by Katherine Duffy, and published by Dalkey Archive Press.
Vince went for a non-standard review format for this bilingual edition, favoring a flowing dialogue-style, and it’s pretty awesome. Here’s a taste of it:
糖心传媒淩ambling Jack糖心传媒攚hat糖心传媒檚 that?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淎 novel. Novella, I guess.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淵eah, it looks short. What is it, a hundred pages?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淪orta. It糖心传媒檚 a duel language book, so really, only about… 50 pages total.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒�50 pages?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淚ncluding illustrations.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淎nd this糖心传媒攚hat is it糖心传媒� Dalkey Archive糖心传媒攖hey want 14 bucks for a 50 page book?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒渊别补丑.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淭hat糖心传媒檚 pretty short.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淚t is, but the book is good. What does it matter how long it is if it糖心传媒檚 a good read?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淚 guess. So is it?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淲丑补迟?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淎 good read?糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淚t is. Oh yeah.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淩ambling, eh? Sounds like fun.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 not rambling like a romantic wayward hobo boxcar type of rambling, though.糖心传媒�
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