Enrique Vila-Matas: Because She Never Asked
Trevor reviews Enrique Vila-Matas’s short book Because She Never Asked, translated from the Spanish by Valerie Miles and published by New Directions. Read the full post.
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César Aira: Dinner
Trevor reviews the latest César Aira novel to appear in English, Dinner, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.
Enrique Vila-Matas: The Illogic of Kassel
P.T. Smith reviews Enrique Vila-Matas’s The Illogic of Kassel, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Anna Milsom and released by New Directions. Read the full post.
CriterionCast Episode 163: Victor Erice’s The Spirit of the Beehive
Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining in on a conversation with The CriterionCast, this time to discuss Victor Erice’s film about a child’s first inklings of life and death in the first years of Franco’s regime, The Spirit of the Beehive. Read the full post and find a link to the podcast.
César Aira: The Musical Brain and Other Stories
Trevor reviews César Aira’s collection of short stories, The Musical Brain, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.
Valeria Luiselli: Faces in the Crowd
Amanda reviews Valeria Luiselli’s Faces in the Crowd, which is a finalist for this year’s Best Translated Book Award. Read the full post.
Horacio Castellanos Moya: The Dream of My Return
Amanda reviews Horacio Castellanos Moya’s The Dream of My Return, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver and just published by New Directions. Read the full post.
Benito Pérez Galdós: Tristana
Dwight reviews Benito Pérez Galdós’s 1892 novel, Tristana, out recently from NYRB Classics in a new translation from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa. Read the full post.
Silvina Ocampo: Thus Were Their Faces
Trevor looks at the treasures in Silvina Ocampo’s Thus Were Their Faces, a comprehensive collection of her short stories out today from NYRB Classics. Read the full post.
2666 Read-Along — Part 3: The Part about Fate
After some deep and illuminating conversations about the first two parts thanks to all our fellow readers, it’s time to continue the 2666 read-along with this post on Part 3: The Part about Fate. Please come on in and let us know your thoughts! Read the full post.