Tag Archives: Spanish

Group Read of José Trigo: The Final Event at The Untranslated Book Club Before It Closes Down

Posted on January 19, 2023 by The Untranslated

On February 6, 2023, we are starting our group read of Fernando del Paso’s masterpiece José Trigo, which is going to be the last event at The Untranslated Book Club. If you have at least an intermediate level in Spanish … Continue reading →

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Attila (Atila) by Aliocha Coll

Posted on May 13, 2021 by The Untranslated

Aliocha Coll was only forty-two when he took his own life in Paris, on November 15, 1990. Shortly before his death, he sent to his literary agent Carmen Balcells the manuscript of his last novel Attila, the book after whose … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 14, 2018 by The Untranslated

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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