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Carlos Fuentes: Vlad

July 20, 2016July 17, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Carlos Fuentes’s Vlad, translated from the Spanish by E. Shaskan Bumas and Alejandro Branger. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Carlos Fuentes Tags 2000s, 2004, Dalkey Archive, Spanish 1 Comment

Jean-Philippe Toussaint: Reticence

July 14, 2016April 27, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s Reticence, translated from the French by John Lambert. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jean-Philippe Toussaint Tags 1990s, 1991, Dalkey Archive, French 4 Comments

Eric Chevillard: Demolishing Nisard

July 14, 2016April 13, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Eric Chevillard’s Demolishing Nisard, translated from the French by Jordan Stump. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Eric Chevillard Tags 2000s, 2006, Dalkey Archive, French 8 Comments

Jacques Jouet: Upstaged

July 14, 2016April 12, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jacques Jouet’s Upstaged, translated from the French by Leland de la Durantaye. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jacques Jouet Tags 1990s, 1997, Dalkey Archive, French 2 Comments

Edouard Levé: Suicide

July 12, 2016March 15, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Edouard Levé’s Suicide, translated from the French by Jan Steyn. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Edouard Levé Tags 2000s, 2008, Dalkey Archive, French 6 Comments

Patrik Ouredník: Europeana

July 8, 2016August 24, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Patrik Ouredník’s Europeana, translated from the Czech by Gerald Turner. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Patrik Ouredník Tags 2000s, 2001, Czech, Dalkey Archive 6 Comments

Michal Ajvaz: The Other City

February 12, 2018June 30, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Michal Ajvaz’s The Other City, translated from the Czech by Gerald Turner.

Categories Book Reviews, Michal Ajvaz Tags 1990s, 1993, Czech, Dalkey Archive 15 Comments

Gilbert Sorrentino: Splendide-Hôtel

February 12, 2018June 10, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Gilbert Sorrentino’s Splendide-Hôtel.

Categories Book Reviews, Gilbert Sorrentino Tags 1970s, 1973, Dalkey Archive 10 Comments
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