Tag Archives: Austrian

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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Forthcoming: Abel and Cain by Gregor von Rezzori

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

New York Review Books is going to publish Gregor von Rezzori’s novelistic diptych in all its toxic splendour. Joachim Neugroschel’s 1985 translation of the massive, controversial The Death of My Brother Abel (Der Tod meines Bruders Abel) has been revised by Marshall Yarborough for … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming: Complete Translation of The Last Days of Mankind

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

If there is one thing that I passionately hate it is abridged translation. In my book, a work which is not fully translated is the same as untranslated. Colour me idealist, perfectionist,  utopist or whatever you please. If we are not talking … Continue reading →

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