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.
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Elliott Chaze: Black Wings Has My Angel
Trevor reviews Elliott Chaze’s dark noir, Black Wings Has My Angel, first published in 1953 and released this week in a new NYRB Classics edition.
Ronald Blythe: Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village
Trevor reviews Ronald Blythe’s 1969 book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village.
Sybille Bedford: A Legacy
Lori reviews Sybille Bedford’s debut novel, A Legacy, first published in 1956 and reissued today by NYRB Classics.
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky: Autobiography of a Corpse
Trevor reviews NYRB Classics’ newest collection of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s short stories, Autobiography of a Corpse, translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull.
Robert Walser: A Schoolboy’s Diary
Trevor reviews Robert Walser’s collection of stories, A Schoolboy’s Diary, translated from the German by Damion Searls.
Vasily Grossman: An Armenian Sketchbook
Trevor reviews Vasily Grossman’s posthumously published travel memoir, An Armenian Sketchbook, translated from the Russian by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler.
Natsume Soseki: The Gate
Trevor reviews Natsume Soseki’s quiet yet tumultuous 1910 novel, The Gate. Read the full post.
Andrey Platonov: Happy Moscow
Trevor reviews Andrey Platonov’s posthumously published novel, Happy Moscow, translated from the Russian by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler. Read the full post.
Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Time of Gifts
Trevor reviews the first book in Patrick Leigh Fermor’s three-book project about his walking trip across Europe in the early 1930s, A Time of Gifts.