César Aira: Artforum
Today a perfect book is being published by New Directions. César Aira’s Artforum is a comical lark with a deep soul. Katherine Silver’s translation is wonderful, and I highly recommend the book in these dark times.
2014
Ófeigur Sigurðsson: Öræfi: The Wasteland
Paul reviews Ófeigur Sigurðsson’s Öræfi: The Wasteland, translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith.
Esther Kinsky: River
Paul reviews Esther Kinsky’s River, translated from the German by Iaian Galbraith.
Antonio Muñoz Molina: Like a Fading Shadow
Paul reviews Antonio Muñoz Molina’s Like a Fading Shadow, translated from the Spanish by Camilo A. Ramirez. This book was recently shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.
Domenico Starnone: Ties
Domenico Starnone’s Ties, translated from the Italian by Jhumpa Lahiri — yes, that Jhumpa Lahiri — is a painful, yet compelling exploration of the hopes and fears that underlie the closest relationships we have.
Javier Marías: Thus Bad Begins
Trevor reviews Javier Marías’s most recent novel, Thus Bad Begins, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.
David Grossman: A Horse Walks into a Bar
Chris reviews David Grossman’s A Horse Walks into a Bar, translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen and recently shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize.
Orhan Pamuk: A Strangeness in My Mind
Lee reviews Orhan Pamuk’s A Strangeness of My Mind, recently shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.