Translators Battle in London

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October 19, 2012
Translators Battle in London

The London Review Bookshop begins it’s World Literature Series next week, Oct. 26.  This series, as quoted on their website, is: Taking place once a month from October 2012 onwards, the World Literature Series will explore contemporary literature from around the world, with writers and translators as our guides. All events will take place in the London Review Bookshop. First up, translators Ollie Brock and Thomas Bunstead will present their translations of a text by Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon.  Well done London Review Bookshop. Share on Tumblr
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Ru by Kim Thuy – First Fiction

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October 28, 2012
Ru by Kim Thuy – First Fiction

Review  Vietnam~Kim Thúy~Ru The story of the little girl who was swallowed up by the sea after she’d lost her footing while walking along the edge spread through the foul-smelling belly of the boat like an anesthetic or laughing gas, transforming the single bulb into a polar and the biscuits soaked in motor oil into butter cookies. The taste of oil in our throats, on our tongues, in our heads sent us to sleep to the rhythm of the lullaby sung by the woman beside me. -From Ru                 Kim Thúy’s debut...
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Electric Buzzati

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October 24, 2012
Electric Buzzati

Salonica has always been a huge fan of Dino Buzzati and happy to see his work appear on any website. There’s a great  Buzzati short story up at Electric Literature, translated by Lawrence Venuti.  “The Time Machine” a classic story from the Italian master and well worth ten minutes of your time.  Originally from a collection called, The Siren, and is the kind of terrifying science fiction that stands the test of any time machine.  Long live Dystopia! Share on Tumblr
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