Review of Moscow in the Plauge Year, Stand, Volume 13 (1) 2015
Marina Tsvetaeva, Moscow in the Plague Year, translated from the Russian by Christopher Whyte. Archipelago Books, 2014. ISBN 9781935744962. By Avril Pyman. Marina Tsvetaeva, a displaced, dissonant poet whose 20th century sensibility is rooted in the European cultural tradition and whose
Hector Abad interview with Eleanor Wachtel
The latest episode of Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel features one of our favorite Colombian authors, Hector Abad. From the Hay-Cartagena Festival, the prolific Colombian writer and essayist, Hector Abad talks about his moving memoir Oblivion is a memorial to his
REVIEW: Wall Street Journal on "The Fiction of Pierre Michon"
The Fiction of Pierre Michon Some historical fiction sketches 'small' lives at the edge of history's grander narratives. By MARTIN RIKER Feb. 14, 2014 5:51 p.m. ET THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Pierre Michon is perhaps best thought of as a prose portraitist. His heart is not
Our Lady of the Nile wins the Grand Prix of the French Voices Award!
Scholastique Mukasonga’s Our Lady of the Nile was awarded the prestigious French Voices Award for 2014. This year, the French Voices grant sponsored by the French Embassy's Cultural Services went to twelve innovative translations that “represent new trends in French fiction and underrepresented perspectives in French
In Other Words: Melanie Mauthner
Melanie Mauthner, who translated Scholastique Mukasonga's Our Lady of the Nile, was published in the British Centre for Literary Translation's publication In Other Words.
VIDEO: Festival Neue Literatur – Curator's Welcome
Festival Neue Literatur's 2014 curator, Tess Lewis, presents a brief description of the upcoming festival this February 28 – March 2, 2014. Click to watch the Curator's Welcome.
Jonathan Lethem’s Hero: Karl Ove Knausgaard
Jonathan Lethem wrote about his admiration for Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle series for The Guardian. Read the full article here!