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Béla Zombory-Moldován: The Burning of the World: A Memoir of 1914

August 6, 2014

Trevor reviews Béla Zombory-Moldován’s The Burning of the World: A Memoir of 1914, translated from the Hungarian by the author’s grandson Peter Zombory-Moldován, and just out from NYRB Classics. This is the first time this exceptional memoir has been available in any language. Read the full post.

James Dickey: To the White Sea

August 6, 2014

Chris reviews James Dickey’s 1993 novel, To the White Sea. Read the full post.

The 2014 National Translation Award Longlist

August 5, 2014

The 2014 National Translation Award Longlist has been announced. Read the full post.

Chris Andrews: Roberto Bolaño’s Fiction: An Expanding Universe

August 5, 2014

Chris Andrews, who has translated ten of Roberto Bolaño’s books into English, has just graced us with an in-depth critical analysis of Bolaño’s fiction, Roberto Bolaño’s Fiction: An Expanding Universe, just out from Columbia University Press. Trevor, a fan of both Bolaño and Andrews, offers his presumably biased thoughts. Read the full post.

César Aira: “Picasso”

August 4, 2014

This week’s story from The New Yorker is César Aira’s “Picasso,” translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Trevor and Betsy offer their thoughts. Read the full post.

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