Written Reviews

Maile Meloy: “The Proxy Marriage”

May 14, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Maile Meloy’s “The Proxy Marriage.” Read the full post.

Svetislav Basara: The Cyclist Consiracy

May 9, 2012

Trevor reviews Svetislav Basara’s The Cyclist Conspiracy, translated from the Serbian by Randall A. Major. Read the full post.

Peter Stamm: “Sweet Dreams”

May 8, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Peter Stamm’s “Sweet Dreams,” translated from the German by Michael Hofmann. Read the full post.

2012 Best Translated Book Award Winner

May 4, 2012

The Best Translated Book Award winner has been announced. Read the full post.

Victor Serge: Memoirs of a Revolutionary

May 3, 2012

Trevor reviews Victor Serge’s Memoirs of a Revolutionary, translated from the French by Peter Sedgwick, with George Paizis. Read the full post.

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