A novel translated by Lee Paula Springer As El Salvador returns to peace after more than a decade of civil war, Eduardo Sosa, an unemployed sociologist, becomes fascinated by a homeless man who lives in a …
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A novel translated by Katherine Silver “How could such a tragedy have happened, my dear,” begins Laura Rivera’s desultory, breathless stream-of-consciousness narration of events surrounding the murder of her best friend, Olga María. Nobody knows who …
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A novel translated by Paul Vincent Originally published in Flemish in 1947, My Little War is a fictionalized account of Louis Paul Boon’s experiences during World War II. After serving a mere three days on the frontlines, …
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Synopsis By E.J. Van Lanen, editor of Open Letter The Golden Calf follows the adventures of Ostap Bender, the “grand strategist,” a con man on the make in the Soviet Union during the New Economic Policy …
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A novel in progress translated by Assurbanipal Babilla, edited by Desiree Cooper Captain Abd’s twins are standing at a tall window facing the sea. Sun rays beat against the stained glass, forming a rainbow of colors …
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A novel in progress translated by Assurbanipal Babilla, edited by Desiree Cooper Synopsis On an island in the Persian Gulf, Captain Abd, his wife and his beautiful twin daughters, Marjaneh and Marjan, live in tranquility. The …
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A novel in progress translated by Assurbanipal Babilla, edited by Desiree Cooper The children are the first to arrive at the police station at the other end of the island. No one is crying; they are …
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Over the past decade, narcotics-trafficking has profoundly affected Mexican society: corruption, violence and increasing militarization are some of its consequences. Literature, too, has begun to reflect this reality. Some border writers have explicitly explored the impact …
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The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book, The Selected Prose of Heinrich von Kleist by Heinrich von Kleist, English translation © 2009 by Peter Wortsman, reprinted with the permission of Archipelago Books. Archipelago Books …
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translated by Peter Wortsman Click here for the text in German. One evening in a public garden in M…, where I spent the winter of 1801, I happened to run into Mr. C…, who had recently …
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Sampsonia Way's companion guide to City of Asylum’s Exiled Voice of China and Tibet literary event, featuring standout pieces from its three year coverage of exiled and persecuted writers. READ
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