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Relax, Set Yourself Free: On Hana Andronikova’s “Heaven Has No Ground”
Cory Oldweiler reviews the new translation of Czech author Hana Andronikova’s final novel “Heaven Has No Ground.”
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, Boston Globe, and Star Tribune, among other outlets. He wrote the 2015 novel Testimony of the Senses, inspired by the symphonies of Gustav Mahler.
Articles
Art Receives No Mercy but Only Gives It: On Ismail Kadare’s “A Dictator Calls”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Albanian author Ismail Kadare’s new novel “A Dictator Calls.”
The Wound That Won’t Heal: On Norman Manea’s “Exiled Shadow”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Romanian author Norman Manea’s newly translated novel “Exiled Shadow.”
Trapped in a Cage of Loneliness: On Gerda Blees’s “We Are Light”
Cory Oldweiler reviews the new translation of Dutch author Gerda Blees’s debut novel “We Are Light.”
Itʼs Just Pourin Outta Me: On Jáchym Topol’s “A Sensitive Person”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Alex Zucker’s English translation of Czech author Jáchym Topol’s novel “A Sensitive Person.”
Persecution Mania: On Alisa Ganieva’s “Offended Sensibilities”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Alisa Ganieva’s 2018 novel “Offended Sensibilities,” translated from the Russian by Carol Apollonio.
A Garden in This Wretched World: On László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ottilie Mulzet’s new translation of László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West...
Sing On in the Face of Horror: On Liliana Corobca’s “The Censor’s Notebook”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Moldovan author Liliana Corobca’s novel “The Censor’s Notebook,” translated by Monica Cure.
The Great Transylvanian Novel? On Gábor Vida’s “Story of a Stammer”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Hungarian author Gábor Vida’s autofictional novel “Story of a Stammer,” translated by Jozefina Komporaly.
“I’m an Idiot. Please Kill Me”: On Markiyan Kamysh’s “Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Markiyan Kamysh’s memoir, “Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl.”
A Referendum on Nostalgia: On Georgi Gospodinov’s “Time Shelter”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov’s novel “Time Shelter,” translated by Angela Rodel.
“The Thin Lash of Silence”: On Monika Herceg’s “Initial Coordinates”
The first English translation of the spare, lyrical work of a major Croatian poet.
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