I think we keep returning to tragedies with the vague hope that this time things […]
The Language of Solitude, by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Jan-Philipp Sendker’s The Language of Solitude (translated by Christine Lo) is a strange hybrid novel. Some chapters […]
Castle of Water, by Dane Huckelbridge
I had no idea what I was getting into when I started Dane Hucklebridge’s Castle of […]
Music of the Ghosts, by Vaddey Ratner
Vaddey Ratner’s Music of the Ghosts is the story of two parallel lives that were caught […]
Verklempt, by Peter Sichrovsky
In Peter Sichrovsky’s introduction to his short story collection Verklempt (translated by John Howard), he explains […]
Salt Houses, by Hala Alyan
Some Palestinians refer to 1948 as al-Nakbah, “the Catastrophe.” That was the year Israel became […]
The End of the Day, by Claire North
Writing this review is going to be a special challenge because I have always had […]
The Last Bell, by Johannes Urzidil
Pushkin Press continues to do sterling work by retranslating and republishing European fiction with Johannes […]
Long Black Veil, by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Jennifer Finney Boylan’s Long Black Veil begins like many other “awful thing happens to a group […]
The Gargoyle Hunters, by John Freeman Gill
1974 is a hard year for Griffin Watts. His parents have split up and they […]