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Category: New York Review Books

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Translation Tuesdays: Young Once, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB

April 21, 2020April 16, 2020 driftlessareareview

“Young Once is an elegant noir written by a master prose stylist.” Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Young Once, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB

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The Familiar, Volume 5: Redwood, by Mark Z. Danielewski @ NYJB

February 7, 2018February 6, 2018 driftlessareareview

If William Gibson, Michael Connelly, and Neil Gaiman wrote a series, it might end up looking like The Familiar. Continue reading The Familiar, Volume 5: Redwood, by Mark Z. Danielewski @ NYJB

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Translation Tuesdays: Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry, edited by Karen Van Dyck @ nyjb

June 20, 2017August 18, 2018 driftlessareareview

Bad economics makes for good poetry. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry, edited by Karen Van Dyck @ nyjb

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Translation Tuesdays: In the Cafe of Lost Youth, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB

August 2, 2016August 4, 2016 driftlessareareview

Patrick Modiano goes beyond the checklist accuracies of historical fiction, fashioning a lush fever dream filled with glamor, mystery, and despair. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: In the Cafe of Lost Youth, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB

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Translation Tuesdays: Houses, by Borislav Pekic @NYJB

June 7, 2016June 2, 2016 driftlessareareview

“Houses” by Borislav Pekic offers a fascinating window into literature of the other Europe Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Houses, by Borislav Pekic @NYJB

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The Kraus Project, by Jonathan Franzen @ NYRB

October 27, 2013 driftlessareareview

Over at the New York Journal of Books, I review Jonathan Franzen’s new translation of Karl Kraus essays called The Kraus Project. Continue reading The Kraus Project, by Jonathan Franzen @ NYRB

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The Letter Killers Club, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovksy

November 24, 2011November 24, 2011 driftlessareareview

New York Review Books publishes a forgotten classic of genre mashups and social satire. Continue reading The Letter Killers Club, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovksy

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