Quick Hits for Oct. 11 Click on through to the other side… Ambler’s Dimitrios: Check out this link for a great article from the Wall Street Journal detailing why A Coffin for Dimitrios is a masterpiece. And this article in California Literary Review is wonderfully informative. It covers Ambler’s work and his impact on the…
China
China, Peru, Quick Hits
Quick Hits for Oct. 5: Honoring Eileen Chang and Vargas Llosa at Princeton
by Monica •
Quick Hits for Oct. 5 Someone hit you with the click stick! Shop Indie Bookstores Chinas Chang : I don’t know much about Eileen Chang, but after reading this article in the New York Times Arts section, I surely want to know more. Her story itself sounds as fascinating as her fiction. But if…
China, Translation
China-Home to 2008 Summer Olympics and Hotbed of Translated Literature…Who Knew?
by Monica •
Allow me to sidestep the Mediterranean Noir topic for just a moment. While scouring the web this morning in search of things global, I came upon a really interesting post from the online edition of The Daily Mail, a daily newspaper out of Islamabad. China is delving head first into supporting translation programs as well…