Scholastique Mukasonga: Sister Deborah
One of my most anticipated releases of the year is Scholastique Mukasonga’s Sister Deborah, translated by Mark Polizzotti.
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Henri Bosco: Malicroix
Henri Bosco’s Malicroix, translated from the French by Joyce Zonana, is a beautiful, terrifying exploration of isolation and nature. It’s shot up to being one of my favorites!
Anne Serre: The Governesses
Paul reviews Anne Serre’s 1992 novel The Governesses, which was recently put on the longlist for the Best Translated Book Award.
Annie Ernaux: The Years
Paul reviews Annie Ernaux’s The Years, translated from the French by Alison L. Strayer. This was recently placed on the Man Booker International Prize longlist.
Leïla Slimani: “The Confession”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Leïla Slimani’s “The Confession,” translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
Jean Giono: Melville: A Novel
In the late 1930s, Jean Giono worked to translated Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick into French for the first time. To accompany the new edition, Giono provided a strange, fictional introduction to Melville the man, instead giving us a lovely look at Melville our imagined author.
Marie NDiaye: My Heart Hemmed In
Trevor looks at Marie NDiaye’s My Heart Hemmed In, translated from the French by Jordan Stump.
Hubert Mingarelli: A Meal in Winter
Trevor reviews Hubert Mingarelli’s A Meal in Winter, translated from the French by Sam Taylor. A Meal in Winter was a finalist for the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Award and just out in the U.S. from The New Press. Read the full post.
Marie NDiaye: Ladivine
Trevor reviews Marie NDiaye’s latest novel, Ladivine, translated from the French by Jordan Stump.
Patrick Modiano: In the Café of Lost Youth
Trevor reviews Patrick Modiano’s 2007 novel, In the Café of Lost Youth, translated from the French by Chris Clarke and published this week in a new edition by NYRB Classics.