Cory Oldweiler

Cory Oldweiler writes about translated fiction and nonfiction for several publications, including Words Without Borders and the Southwest Review. His criticism also appears in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Star Tribune, among other outlets.

Articles

Until the Next Grave Is Dug
On Urszula Honek’s bleak debut story collection, the Booker long-listed ‘White Nights,’ newly translated by Kate Webster.
Cory OldweilerFeb 10
- Fiction
We Lived Inside Sadness Itself
On Brenda Navarro’s novel ‘Eating Ashes,’ newly translated by Megan McDowell.
Cory OldweilerJan 20
- Fiction
A Power Built on Lies
Cory Oldweiler reviews Hungarian author Krisztina Tóth’s novel “Eye of the Monkey,” newly translated by Ottilie Mulzet.
Cory OldweilerNov 26, 2025
- Fiction
You Can Go Home Again, and Again, and Again
Cory Oldweiler reviews the new translation of Danish author Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume (Book III).”
Cory OldweilerNov 18, 2025
- Fiction
- SF
A Life Infested with Doubt
Cory Oldweiler reviews Croatian author Martina Vidaić’s novel “Bedbugs,” newly translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać.
Cory OldweilerSep 5, 2025
- Fiction
Almost Like a Fairy Tale
Cory Oldweiler reviews German author Elena Fischer’s debut novel “Paradise Garden,” newly translated by Alexandra Roesch.
Cory OldweilerAug 28, 2025
- Fiction
The Shadow-Sister’s Solidarity
Cory Oldweiler reviews Norwegian author Linn Ullmann’s novel “Girl, 1983,” newly translated by Martin Aitken.
Cory OldweilerJul 23, 2025
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
A Last Resort
Cory Oldweiler considers German author Franziska Gänsler’s debut novel, “Eternal Summer,” newly translated by Imogen Taylor.
Cory OldweilerMay 6, 2025
- Fiction
- Environment

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