Jacques Barzun (1907-2012)
He easily (and actively -- see this recent review of Adam Kirsch on Lionel Trilling) made it past a hundred, but Jacques Barzun has now died; see, for example, Edward Rothstein's obituary in...
View Article'Parodies of translations'
Not sure whether or not I should be pleased that it's not just US and UK publishers that pull this shit, but in L'Express Jérôme Dupuis reports that Polars américains: la traduction était trop...
View ArticleTranslation from the .... Chinese
In the China Daily Dong Fangy moans that Translators leave China lost for words, arguing: Many more talented Chinese writers stand to benefit by gaining an international readership, provided...
View ArticleCrime fiction in ... Europe
In The Guardian 'Mark Lawson investigates the long tradition of European super-sleuths and their role in turbulent times', in Crime's grand tour: European detective fiction -- a pretty decent...
View ArticleWang Xiaofang Q & A
At Reuters Sisi Tang has a Q & A with The Civil Servant's Notebook-author Wang Xiaofang, as they spoke: 'on the sidelines of the Hong Kong Literary Festival about Honore de Balzac and...
View ArticleGarden City Literary Festival report
They held the Garden City Literary Festival in Port Harcourt last week, and in The Sun Henry Akubuiro offers a lengthy report on it, covering many of the Issues that dominated 2012 Garden City...
View ArticleAnd that makes 3000 ...
So there are now 3000 books under review at the complete review. 3001, actually (and it'll be 3002 by the end of the day ...). Appropriately enough, Serena Vitale's Shklovsky: Witness to...
View ArticleShklovsky reviews
The most recent additions to the complete review are my reviews of two Viktor Shklovsky titles coming out from Dalkey Archive Press: Serena Vitale's conversations with him, Shklovsky: Witness...
View ArticleYoussef Ziedan Q & A
At Qantara.de Susanne Schanda has a Q & A with Azazeel-author Youssef Ziedan, Revolution Means Breaking with Authority.
View ArticleOne for the Books review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Joe Queenan's book on his reading life, One for the Books.
View ArticleThe past 100 reviews
So, having reached 3000 reviews at the complete review, it's time again to look at the statistical trends and insights of the past 100 reviews. - At an average of 860.57 words per...
View ArticleLewis Lapham profile
In the November issue of Smithsonian Ron Rosenbaum profiles Lewis Lapham's Antidote to the Age of BuzzFeed -- with a focus, of course, on Lapham's Quarterly.
View ArticleFrom Germany to Germany reviews
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Günter Grass' Diary 1990, From Germany to Germany, now available in English.
View ArticleNew issue of World Literature Today
The November/December issue of World Literature Today is now available -- in part -- online. As usual, lots of very good stuff -- and most admirably, they have made the entire...
View ArticlePenguin Random House
It's been widely reported but can't go unmentioned: Bertelsmann and Pearson have merged mega-publishers Penguin and Random House into a super-mega-publisher. See, for example, press releases...
View Article莫言醉®
What's in a name ? Apparently a lot -- if it's the name of a Chinese Nobel laureate: as reported in Shanghai Daily: A liquor brand with the name of Chinese writer Mo Yan -- winner of the Nobel...
View ArticleCoetzee biography
In the Daily Maverick Rebecca Davis reviews J.C.Kannemeyer's newly translated (by Michiel Heyns) biography of J.M.Coetzee [via]. It sounds fascinating -- so when are the US and UK...
View ArticlePrizes: French prize countdown
The French literary-prize season is about to peak, as the final shortlists have been announced -- including the final four in the running for the prix Goncourt; see, for example, this overview...
View ArticlePrizes: Canada-Japan Literary Awards
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the 2012 Canada-Japan Literary Awards, "which recognize literary excellence by Canadian authors writing on Japan or Japanese themes". The...
View ArticlePrizes: Scotiabank Giller Prize
They've announced that 419, by Will Ferguson, has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize. No US or UK edition yet, apparently, but get your copy at Amazon.ca.
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