Written Reviews

The Eclipse Viewer Episode 15: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System

May 10, 2014

David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 15: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.

Wilma Stockenström: The Expedition to the Baobab Tree

May 9, 2014

In his first post for The Mookse and the Gripes, Dwight reviews Wilma Stockenström’s The Expedition to the Baobab Tree, translated from the Afrikaans by J.M. Coetzee. Read the full post.

Giveaway! George Prochnik’s The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World

May 8, 2014

A giveaway! Come try to win George Prochnik’s new biography The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World. Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “Walking on Water”

May 7, 2014

Trevor and Betsy try to decipher Alice Munro’s short story, “Walking on Water,” from Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.

2014 PEN Translation Prize Longlist

May 6, 2014

This year’s PEN Translation Award longlist is announced. Read the full post.

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