Translation Tuesdays: The Absolute Gravedigger, by Vítěslav Nezval @ NYJB
Violent, erotic, dreamlike, and weird
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Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
“Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left” is a no-holds-barred take-down of the modern Left.
Commonplace Book: Roy Cohn on traitors
Roy Cohn hates traitors.
Jongwoo Park: DMZ, by Jongwoo Park @ NYJB
The DMZ between North and South Korea has never been photographed, either by civilians or the military … until now.
Paradise Now, by Chris Jennings @ NYJB
“Paradise Now” by Chris Jennings is “a book not only fascinating but necessary for these trying times.”
Hitler Saved My Life: WARNING―This Book Makes Jokes About the Third Reich, the Reign of Terror, World War I, Cancer, Millard Fillmore, Chernobyl, and … Nude Photograph of an Unattractive Man. by Jim Riswold @ NYJB
“This isn’t the usual tearjerker cancer story. It is a gleefully offensive cancer story. It is the Blazing Saddles of cancer stories.”
Translation Tuesdays: For Two Thousand Years @ NYJB
“For Two Thousand Years” by Mihail Sebastian is a hidden gem in European literature, shining a light on what happened in Romania between the wars.
Commonplace Book: Tom Wolfe on Impeachment and Continuity
Tom Wolfe on impeachment and continuity in government.
Season of Crimson Blossoms by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim @ NYJB
“Season of Crimson Blossoms” by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim represents “a talented new voice in contemporary Nigerian literature.”
The Prado: Masterpieces, by the Museo Nacional de Prado @ NYJB
“The Prado Masterpieces is an incredible book, marrying visual splendor with academic insight.”