Will Evans on the of his Dallas-based publishing house, Deep Vellum Press, and his intention to turn American readers into a community of translation lovers.
Why Publishing Proust Was as Difficult in 1912 as 2012
Author Anka Muhlstein examines the complicated process, starting in 1912, of getting Swann’s Way published and why we are still fascinated with Proust today.
Book Review: Enough About Love by Hervé Le Tellier
Reviewed by Gwendolyn Dawson In true Oulipo fashion, Hervé Le Tellier’s latest novel, Enough About Love, is a constraint-filled endeavor. With a structure inspired by a game of Abkhazian dominoes, Le Tellier’s six protagonists combine and recombine in every possible two-person configuration in short chapters titled according to their major players (e.g., Yves and Anna, Thomas and Louise). The chapters …
Review: The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi
The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi (translated by Polly McLean) Reviewed by Gwendolyn Dawson In this slim novel, an unnamed woman ministers to her comatose husband in a small back room of their house in war-torn Afghanistan. The man, wounded by a bullet in his neck, lies inert on a dirty mattress, indifferent to the action unfolding around him, from gunshots …