We’re a bit luckier in the UK in that we had had seven books rushed back to print – in paperback – at the tail end of November. The first one I’ve read, Terra Amata, was a great book, although it required careful reading. It only struck me the day after I read it that he was still in his twenties back then. Wow!

So I guess I’ll just have to wait some months, and perhaps a new publisher, before I find out about this guy. It’s not like I don’t have anything else to read.

Looks to me like Rob has a French author that he can read on his project.

I am certainly interested in any thoughts about where to start with this author — I do think that reading at least one or two books is probably worthwhile.

On the subject of Open Letter, the guy in charge there used to work with Dalkey Archive, itself a quality publisher.

On an administrative note, for some reason when you post to this page I have to approve your comment. I don’t have any restrictions and you post fine on the other pages. If you notice delays, though, it’s not because I’ve put you on any black list!

It’ll take some research for me to figure out what’s available in English and whether it’s known over here.

It’s been done for you, Trevor. For what it’s worth, I hadn’t heard of him either.

One thing’s for sure, reading this author will give us Americans a chance to be less insular!

Have you heard of Open Letter Books? They are a relatively new US publisher who only put out work in translation, one book a month, which you can get on a six month subscription basis. I’ve almost finished the first of their offerings, with the second out next week, and I’ve rather enjoyed it. They also have a great blog called Three Percent.