Jean Améry: Charles Bovary, Country Doctor: Portrait of a Simple Man
Trevor reviews Jean Améry's 1978 novel-essay, Charles Bovary, Country Doctor: Portrait of a Simple Man, translated from the German by Adrian Nathan West.
Wolfgang Hilbig: The Tidings of the Trees
Paul reviews Wolfgang Hilbig's 1996 novel, The Tidings of the Trees, translated from the Germany by Isabel Fargo Cole.
Wolfgang Hilbig: Old Rendering Plant
Paul reviews Wolfgang Hilbig's 1991 novel Old Rendering Plant, translated from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole.
Wolfgang Hilbig: The Sleep of the Righteous
Paul reviews Wolfgang Hilbig's 2002 collection of reflections, The Sleep of the Righteous, translated from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole.
Esther Kinsky: River
Paul reviews Esther Kinsky's River, translated from the German by Iaian Galbraith.
Arthur Schnitzler: Late Fame
Sitting unpublished for over 100 years, Arthur Schnitzler's Late Fame is a welcome exploration of the doors that shut as time passes onward. Published by NYRB Classics this week, Trevor highly recommends it in this review.
Robert Walser: Girlfriends, Ghosts, and Other Stories
Trevor reviews NYRB Classics' latest volume of Robert Walser's brief musings, Girlfriends, Ghosts, and Other Stories, translated from the German by Tom Whalen, with Nicole Köngeter and Annette Wiesner. Read the full post.
Vicki Baum: Grand Hotel
Trevor reviews Vicki Baum's Grand Hotel, translated from the German by Basil Creighton, with revisions by Margot Bettauer Dembo. Read the full post.
Otfried Preussler: The Little Water Sprite
Trevor and his four-year-old son Calvin review Otfried Preussler's The Little Water Sprite. Read the full post.
Jakob Wassermann: My Marriage
Trevor reviews a book that will surely make his top ten of 2016 list, Jakob Wassermann's posthumously published autobiographical novel, My Marriage, translated from the German by Michale Hofmann. Read the full post.