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

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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fiction
- Environment
Step Right Up and See This Ghastly Town
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ecuadoran author Natalia García Freire’s new novel, “The Carnival of Atrocities,” translated by Victor Meadowcroft.
Cory OldweilerApr 11
- Fiction
These Words Contain My Pulse
Cory Oldweiler reviews Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica’s terrifying dystopian novel “The Unworthy,” translated by Sarah Moses.
Cory OldweilerMar 6
- Fiction
- SF
The Evil That Lies Beneath
Cory Oldweiler reviews Russian author Sergei Lebedev’s novel “The Lady of the Mine,” translated by Antonina W. Bouis.
Cory OldweilerJan 7
- Fiction
- History
Playing with the Past
Cory Oldweiler reviews Federica Marzi’s novel “My Home Somewhere Else,” newly translated by Jim Hicks.
Cory OldweilerNov 8, 2024
- Fiction
Into the Bottomless Pit
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ellen Elias-Bursać’s new translation of Croatian author Damir Karakaš’s “Celebration.”
Cory OldweilerSep 12, 2024
- Fiction
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 OldweilerNov 17, 2023
- Fiction
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.”
Cory OldweilerOct 10, 2023
- Fiction
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.”
Cory OldweilerSep 16, 2023
- Fiction
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.”
Cory OldweilerAug 8, 2023
- Fiction
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.”
Cory OldweilerFeb 17, 2023
- Fiction
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.
Cory OldweilerDec 23, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction