2666 Read-Along — Part 2: The Part about Amalfitano
Lee and Trevor (and many of you!) continue the 2666 read-along with this post on Part 2: The Part about Amalfitano. Please come on in and let us know your thoughts! Read the full post.
Antonio Skármeta: A Distant Father
Trevor reviews Il Postino author Antonio Skármeta's 2010 novella, A Distant Father, translated from the Spanish by John Cullen and recently out from Other Press. Read the full post.
2666 Read-Along — Part 1: The Part about the Critics
Lee and Trevor kick-off the 2666 read-along with this post on Part 1: The Part about the Critics. Please come on in and let us know your thoughts! Read the full post.
Roberto Bolaño: By Night in Chile (reread)
Lee and Trevor reread Roberto Bolano's By Night in Chile in preparation for the read-along of 2666. Read the full post.
Roberto Bolaño: A Little Lumpen Novelita
Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño's A Little Lumpen Novelita, which is apparently the last, the final, Bolaño novel we will be getting. Read the full post.
Valerie Miles: A Thousand Forests in One Acorn
Trevor reviews A Thousand Forests in One Acorn, an exceptional anthology of Spanish-language fiction and interviews from twenty-eight of "the most important Spanish-language writers of the twentieth century," put together by Valerie Miles. Read the full post.
Read-along: Roberto Bolaño’s 2666
Trevor and Lee are hosting a readalong of Roberto Bolaño's 2666, a book they've both read and have not been able to shake. Not that this will help. Read the full post and learn about the readalong.
César Aira: Conversations
Trevor reviews the most recent César Aira book to appear in English, Conversations, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.
César Aira: “Picasso”
This week’s story from The New Yorker is César Aira's “Picasso,” translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Trevor and Betsy offer their thoughts. Read the full post.
Alejandro Zambra: “Camilo”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Alejandro Zambra's "Camilo," translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell. Betsy shares her thoughts. Read the full post.