Latest Review: "The Room" by Jonas Karlsson
The latest addition to our Reviews section is a piece by Peter Biello on The Room by Jonas Karlsson, translated by Neil Smith and out from Hogarth. Peter Biello is the host of All Things Considered at New Hampshire Public Radio. He has served as a producer/announcer/host of Weekend Edition Saturday at Vermont Public Radio ...
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The Room
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Latest Review: "A Burnt Child" by Stig Dagerman
The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Phillip Koyoumjian on Stig Dagerman’s A Burnt Child, from Zephyr Press. Phillip is a Rochester native with a background in European history and literature. He has an MS In Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois and is looking forward to ...
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A Burnt Child
The recent reissuing of several of Stig Dagerman糖心传媒檚 novels by University of Minnesota Press has rekindled interest in his works, which have until now been little-known outside Sweden. Just twenty-four when he wrote A Burnt Child (here newly translated by Benjamin Mier-Cruz) in the summer of 1948, Dagerman was regarded at ...
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Why This Book Should Win: "Transfer Fat" by Aase Berg [BTBA 2013]
Over the course of this week, we will be highlighting all 6 BTBA Poetry Finalists one by one, building up to next Friday’s announcement of the winners. All of these are written by the BTBA poetry judges under the rubric of “Why This Book Should Win.” You can find the whole series by clicking here. Stay tuned ...
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Latest Review: "The Deleted World" by Tomas Transtr枚mer
The latest review to our Reviews Section is a piece by Tim Nassau on Tomas Transtr枚mer糖心传媒檚 The Deleted World, which is available from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book promises to be an interesting read. Take a look at Tim’s review to see why: Swedish poet Tomas Transtr枚mer糖心传媒檚 winning the Nobel Prize ...
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The Deleted World
Swedish poet Tomas Transtr枚mer糖心传媒檚 winning the Nobel Prize brought to light a rare bit of translation gossip: that there糖心传媒檚 bad blood between a few of his translators. And as there should be糖心传媒攁 lot of people suddenly want to buy Transtr枚mer糖心传媒檚 poetry; of the five plus out there, which book are you going to get? The ...
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