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Historia Magistra Vitae: On Reinhart Koselleck’s Vision of History
Joshua Milstein excavates “Sediments of Time: On Possible Histories” by Reinhart Koselleck, translated by Sean Franzel and Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Filled with a New Kind of Truth: A Conversation with Samanta Schweblin
Matthew Janney talks to Samanta Schweblin about her recent short story collection, "Mouthful of Birds," longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.
A Messenger of the Rope: In Conversation with Peter Sloterdijk
A major German philosopher on the legacy of Friedrich Nietzsche.
A Deformed Emancipation: Lea Melandri and the Lie of Gender Equality
Mary Mann looks at Lea Melandri’s “Love and Violence,” the Italian feminist thinker’s first book available in English.
“I Don’t Really Care. Do You?”: Scientists in the Grey Zone in 1930s Italy
Massimo Mazzotti reflects on how Italian scientists failed as a bulwark against fascist politics in the 1930s.
Dante’s Psychological Comedy
D. M. Black finds psychological depth in Dante’s “Comedy” and shares excerpts from his translation of “Purgatorio.”
Animated Beasts and Animistic Voices: Agnès Desarthe’s “Hunting Party”
Abby Walthausen rides with “Hunting Party” by Agnès Desarthe, translated from the French by Christiana Hills.
A Nightmare of History: On Sergei Lebedev’s “The Goose Fritz”
Leeore Schnairsohn chases down “The Goose Fritz” by Sergei Lebedev, translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis.
Literature in a Time of Collusion: A Conversation Between Jennifer Wilson, Hilah Kohen, Julia Phillips, and Fiona Bell
Jennifer Wilson, Hilah Kohen, Julia Phillips, and Fiona Bell discuss new approaches to writing about Russia.
First I Am Going to Eat: A Conversation with Carlos Zanón
Benjamin Cunningham interviews Carlos Zanón about his Carvalho revival.
Invisible Europe
Dubravka Ugrešić reflects on today’s Europe and its crises.
The Pain and Pleasure of Creating Worlds in Ayşegül Savaş’s “Walking on the Ceiling”
Lori Brister appreciates Ayşegül Savaş’s “Walking on the Ceiling,” a lyrical debut novel “heavily marked by grief.”
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