2020 Best Translated Book Award Winner
The 2020 Best Translated Book Award winner has been announced!
John Cassavetes: Husbands
John Cassavetes divisive 1970 film Husbands looks at three men struggling with their mortality and with the roles they play as husbands. Is it a misogynistic relic from fifty years ago, or is it a surprisingly progressive look at the ugly roles men play that wreck everyone, including themselves.
David Means: “Two Nurses, Smoking”
This week's New Yorker fiction is "Two Nurses, Smoking," by David Means.
Anniversaries Readalong: May 27 – June 2, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson's Anniversaries, covering May 27 - June 2, 1968.
Weekend Thoughts
Here are some weekend thoughts!
Pamela Frankau: A Wreath for the Enemy
Pamela Frankau's 1954 novel, A Wreath for the Enemy, is a wonderfully circular act of atonement through literature.
Fiona McFarlane: “Demolition”
This week's New Yorker story is Fiona McFarlane's "Demolition."
Anniversaries Readalong: May 20 – 26, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson's Anniversaries, covering May 20 - 26, 1968.
The Criterion Collection Announces August 2020 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they'll be releasing in August of 2020.
2020 Best Translated Book Award Finalists
Yesterday the 2020 Best Translated Book Award finalists were announced! Here are the 10 books!