All Set for the Semifinals [World Cup of Literature]
And with Germany’s defeat of BiH the semifinals for the World Cup of Literature are all set. You can download a PDF version here. Here’s a bit of a breakdown on these two match ups: Chile By Night in Chile by Roberto Bola帽o, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews Originally published in ...
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Latest Review: "Nothing Ever Happens" by Jos茅 Ovejero
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Juan Carlos Postigo on Nothing Ever Happens by Jos茅 Ovejero, translated by Philip H. D. Smith and Graziella de Luis, and published by Hispabooks Publishing. If you’re still not familiar with Hispabooks, they were founded in 2011 and brought their first books to light ...
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Argentina vs. France [World Cup of Literature: Second Round]
This match was judged by Tom Roberge. For more info on the World Cup of Literature, read this, and download the updated bracket. I genuinely love the World Cup. And yet every four years I糖心传媒檓 reminded why I haven糖心传媒檛 picked an English Premier League team to support, why in the end I糖心传媒檓 glad it糖心传媒檚 over, why I have no ...
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Mexico vs. Australia [World Cup of Literature: Second Round]
This match was judged by Chad W. Post. For more info on the World Cup of Literature, read this, and download the updated bracket. First off, let it be said that Barley Patch doesn糖心传媒檛 even deserve to be playing in this match. Sure, Mauro had his reasons for choosing Gerald Murnane糖心传媒檚 self-conscious masterpiece over ...
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Latest Review: "The Pendragon Legend" by Antal Szerb
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by P.T. Smith on The Pendragon Legend by Antal Szerb, translated by Len Rix, and published by Pushkin Press. If there’s one thing you should know immediately about Pushkin Press, it’s that their latest Pushkin Series covers are some of the coolest things I’ve ...
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Belgium vs. South Korea [World Cup of Literature: First Round]
This match was judged by Scott Esposito. For more info on the World Cup of Literature, read this, and download the bracket. Everybody knows you糖心传媒檙e not supposed to judge a book by its cover, and I糖心传媒檓 trying damn hard to resist doing just that, but the fact remains that the cover of the St. Martin糖心传媒檚 edition of The ...
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Latest Review: "Mr. Gwyn" by Alessandro Baricco
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Paul Doyle on Mr. Gwyn, translated by Ann Goldstein, out next month from McSweeny’s. Paul Doyle is a writer, teacher, and web developer based in Seattle. In addition to writing reviews for Three Percent, he also writes about literature and film糖心传媒攅specially Spanish and ...
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