Shiki Nagaoka: A Nose for Fiction
“I am honored to have ushered Mario Bellatin糖心传媒檚 biography of the great Shiki Nagaoka, a writer and artist almost entirely unknown to English-language readers, into English for the first time, and it is my hope that this new translation begins to redress his under-acknowledgement as a major influence on contemporary ...
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Latest Review: "Shiki Nagaoka: A Nose For Fiction" by Mario Bellatin
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Christopher Iacono on Shiki Nagaoka: A Nose for Fiction by Mario Bellatin, translated by David Shook, and out from Phoneme Media. Most people can appreciate high-quality writing with a good (literary) prank, and most people can appreciate a finely cultivated mustache. And ...
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Paradises
Paradises by cult Argentinian author Iosi Havilio is the continuation of his earlier novel, Open Door, and tells the story of our narrator, a young, unnamed Argentinian woman. The very first sentence in Paradises echoes the opening of Camus糖心传媒檚 The Outsider and prepares us for the struggles and alienation that are to ...
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Latest Review: "Paradises" by Iosi Havilio
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Andrea Reece on Iosi Havilio’s Paradises, translated by Beth Fowler, and out from And Other Stories. Here’s the beginning of Andrea’s review: Paradises by cult Argentinian author Iosi Havilio is the continuation of his earlier novel, Open Door, and ...
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Navidad & Matanza
I糖心传媒檓 talking about pathological individuals; six twisted people taking part in an unpredictable game. Carlos Labb茅糖心传媒檚 Navidad & Matanza is the story of two missing children and the journalist trying to find them. Actually. it糖心传媒檚 the story of a group of scientists who are working on a top-secret project, and pass the ...
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Latest Review: "Navidad & Matanza" by Carlos Labb茅
The latest addition to our Reviews section is a piece by J.T. Mahany on Navidad & Matanza by Carlos Labb茅, translated by Will Vanderhyden, and out next month from Open Letter. Carlos Labb茅 was one of Granta’s The Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists, and has quickly become a Name to Know in the world ...
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My Fathers' Ghost is Climbing in the Rain
Though far from the most convincing reason to read literature in translation, one common side effect is learning of another culture, of its history. Within that, and a stronger motivation to read, is the discovery of stories not possible within your own culture, or that live in a certain parallel universe version of a ...
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