The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Leopoldo Marechal's 1948 classic, Adam Buenosayres, finally available in English, from ... McGill-Queen's University Press.
I admit a certain big-book bias, but have to say that I'd be surprised if this didn't make the Best Translated Book Award shortlist. This is great stuff, and this is a great translation/edition.
Shocking, on the other hand, how under-the-radar its reception has been. Admirably, the Times Literary Supplement reviewed it last summer, but otherwise it seems to have attracted little notice. Very disappointing -- this is a book (and an edition) that deserves a great deal more attention.
I admit a certain big-book bias, but have to say that I'd be surprised if this didn't make the Best Translated Book Award shortlist. This is great stuff, and this is a great translation/edition.
Shocking, on the other hand, how under-the-radar its reception has been. Admirably, the Times Literary Supplement reviewed it last summer, but otherwise it seems to have attracted little notice. Very disappointing -- this is a book (and an edition) that deserves a great deal more attention.