Matt Jakubowksi considers the contemporary political and social resonances of Brigitte Reimann’s novel «Siblings», translated by Lucy Jones and depicting Cold War-era Germany.
Shuffling from East to West
Echoes Across Seas and Borders
Matt Reeck reviews the first two volumes of Kayali, a new series of Antillean translations from Nathanaël and Quattro Books.
Review of Hermann Burger’s «Brenner»
Vincent Kling introduces us to the work of Hermann Burger and to Adrian Nathan West's remarkable translation of his novel «Brenner».
In the Names of the Fathers
Samuel Martin reviews «Fathers Never Go Away», a moving anthology of paternal portraits compiled by Nevena Dishlieva-Krysteva and translated from Bulgarian by Ekaterina Petrova.
An Invitation by Captivation
Greg Bem gives a rapturous review of Tilsa Otta’s chapbook «And Suddenly I Was Just Dancing», translated from the Spanish by Honora Spicer and published by Cardboard House Press.
Imagining Brave Futures
Amanda L. Andrei expertly guides the reader through Jozefina Komporaly’s anthology of Romanian theater, and calls for more frequent performances of such plays in translation.
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