Is American Science in Decline ? review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Yu Xie and Alexandra A. Killewald questioning Is American Science in Decline ?
View ArticlePolyglot New York
In The New York Times Sarah Maslin Nir finds Among Readers in Polyglot New York, 50 Shades of Best Sellers, as: In the Babel that is New York City, where nearly 200 languages are spoken and...
View ArticleHesse, fifty years later
Hermann Hesse passed away fifty years ago (9 August 1962), leading -- at least in the German-language press -- to some (re)appraisals. Some of these pieces have also been translated into...
View ArticleCrystal Silence review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Fujisaki Shingo's Crystal Silence -- Japanese science fiction, from the always interesting Kurodahan Press.
View ArticleRuth Rendell profile
In The Scotsman David Robinson profiles Ruth Rendell, writer and author of The Saint Zita Society. He harps a bit too much on how amazing it is how active she still is, but she has been...
View ArticleChinua Achebe Q & A
At Veterans Today Nasrin Pourhamrang has a Q & A, Peaceful world my sincerest wish: Chinua Achebe. At least he gets some space to explain himself -- and answer relatively clearly...
View ArticleInland review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Gerald Murnane's 1988 novel, Inland, recently re-issued by Dalkey Archive Press.
View ArticleEdinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival runs through 27 August, and certainly looks worth checking out if you're in the neighborhood. See also The Guardian's extensive coverage.
View ArticleIbrahim Abdel-Meguid Q & A
At ahramonline Mary Mourad has an Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid Interview: Egypt's youth who are willing to die in the streets won't fail. None of his works are under review art the complete...
View ArticlePublishing in ... China
In the Shanghai Daily Yao Min-G reports (amazingly ?) that Book publishing becomes big business as market expands. Among the statistics of interest: "An estimated 80 percent of the...
View ArticleJorge Amado reviews
To coincide with celebrations of Jorge Amado's centenary, Penguin Classics is bringing out two new translations -- by Gregory Rabassa -- of novellas of his (one previously translated, one...
View ArticleSeikku Cho Cho profile
In The Myanmar Times Zon Pann Pwint profiles Burmese publishing house Seikku Cho Cho -- and I'm impressed by publisher U San Oo's path to success: "First I opened a book rental, pawn and...
View ArticleBulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest winners
Yes, they've announced the winners of the 'Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest' (where, sigh, "'WWW' means 'Wretched Writers Welcome'") -- which: "challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence...
View ArticleBanipal Prize for translation entries
Arabic Literature (in English) reports on The 22 Entries for the 2012 Banipal Translation Prize -- and yes ! yes ! yes ! I am most pleased that they reveal all the titles in the running. (This...
View ArticleTranslating ... Vietnamese literature
VNS report that in Viet Nam they're planning a Translation centre to promote nation's literature, as: The Viet Nam Writers' Association will launch a translation centre next month to help...
View ArticleA Private Venus review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Giorgio Scerbanenco's 1966 novel, A Private Venus, finally available in English. This is the first in Scerbanenco's Duca...
View ArticleRanking Pakistani authors ?
Apparently: A recent poll by the Gilani Research Foundation put Amjad Islam Amjad as the most popular Pakistani author, followed by Ashfaq Ahmed and Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi. No doubt you...
View ArticleMahmoud Dowlatabadi turns 72
Leading Iranian author Mahmoud Dowlatabadi turns 72 tomorrow, and as they report at IBNA, Dowlatabadi's birthday to be celebrated. Why don't you celebrate too -- by, for example, getting...
View Article'Laundry Reads' ?
Australia's Dependable Laundry Solutions have teamed up with the local State Library and are offering A novel approach to a major problem, with Laundry Reads. What is/are 'Laundry Reads'...
View ArticleA Land without Jasmine review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Wajdi al-Ahdal's A Land without Jasmine. There's not much Yemeni literature available in translation, but al-Ahdal looks...
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