Category Archives: Lists

Outrageously Out of Print: Ten Books You Didn’t Even Know Existed in Translation

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

The heading is unapolagetically clickbaity as I sincerely hope that you do know about the existence of at least some of the titles listed below. The idea for the post cristallised after several occasions when I was planning to write … Continue reading →

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The Virtuosi: Five Translators Whose Names are Hallmarks of Quality

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

I have to confess that I don’t read works in English translation that often. The main reason is neither my language purism nor snobbishness but the prosaic lack of time: in order to maintain seven reading languages besides my native … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Seven: Reviews of the Untranslated Novels You Should Know About

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

All the reviews at The Untranslated examine works of literature not available in English at the moment the respective posts are published.  There are some novels whose translation was imminent when I was writing about them, like Umberto Eco’s Numero Zero or … Continue reading →

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