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On Translation Fiction and the Comfort of Monolingualism
Marie Lambert analyzes recent works of fiction that feature translators as protagonists, and the questions they raise about cross-cultural communication in a heterogeneous world.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Gazing into One’s Own Head
Josh Billings reviews German author Michael Lentz’s novel “Schattenfroh,” newly translated by Max Lawton.
Bleak Intimacies
Katie Tobin reviews Hungarian author Ágota Kristóf’s story collection “I Don’t Care,” newly translated by Chris Andrews.
Connecting the Dots
Adam Sobsey talks with Nell Zink and explores her new novel “Sister Europe.”
All That Beauty and Misery
Jenna Mahale interviews Philippa Snow about her new books “It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me: On Femininity and Fame” and “Snow Business.”
A Life Infested with Doubt
Cory Oldweiler reviews Croatian author Martina Vidaić’s novel “Bedbugs,” newly translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać.
City of Sycophants
Tess Pollok interviews Zoe Dubno about her debut novel, “Happiness and Love.”
Tongues Tied, Mirrors Shattered
Tammy Lai-Ming Ho explores Ho Sok Fong’s “Lake Like a Mirror,” translated by Natascha Bruce, and Lau Yee-Wa’s “Tongueless,” translated by Jennifer Feeley.
In the Late Ming, Literature Is Survival
Mahika Dhar reviews two classics of Chinese literature: Kong Shangren’s “The Peach Blossom Fan” and Zhang Yingyu’s “More Swindles from the Late Ming.”
White Noise, White Heat, White Books
Dashiel Carrera considers Han Kang, sleep, and the Velvet Underground.
Almost Like a Fairy Tale
Cory Oldweiler reviews German author Elena Fischer’s debut novel “Paradise Garden,” newly translated by Alexandra Roesch.
Strange, Unforgettable Women
Sam Franzini climbs into Jessica Gross’s “Open Wide.”
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