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.
Cory Oldweiler
Articles
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, a River to the East.”
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.
Cultivated Illusions: On Lea Ypi’s “Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History”
An engrossing memoir about coming of age in the ruins of post-Soviet Albania.
Dark Desires and Desperate Emotions: On Ariana Harwicz’s “Tender”
The Argentine author writes beautifully about relationships that strain the bounds of desire and push the limits of morality.
Demolishing the Tyranny of Chronology: On Sandro Veronesi’s “The Hummingbird”
A bravura Italian novel about the points in life where “[all the] pain is concentrated.”
Mutations of Warped Manliness: Selva Almada’s “Brickmakers”
A brilliant, nuanced novel about the links between masculinity and violence in Argentina.
“A Home in the Neon Heat of Nature”: A New Biography of Czesław Miłosz
Cynthia Haven’s “Czesław Miłosz: A California Life” captures the formative dynamics of exile.
“Just Over There, Out of Sight”: Jo Lloyd’s “Something Wonderful”
A Welsh writer’s debut story collection brims with strivers, toilers, and dreamers who never quite grasp the brass ring.
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