When she finishes a new novel, Polish author Irena Rey, summons her translators from around […]
How to Share an Egg, by Bonny Reichert
Bonny Reichert’s father, Solomon (né Szlama Rajchbart), survived the Holocaust before emigrating to Canada in […]
The Snow Hare, by Paula Lichtarowicz
Trigger warning for rape. As she lies dying, Lena drifts through time. She sees her […]
What They Didn’t Burn, by Mel Laytner
Josef Lajtner rarely spoke of what happened to him between 1940 and 1945. His son, […]
Karolina and the Torn Curtain, by Maryla Szymiczkowa
It’s been three years since Zofia Turbotyńska solved her first case (see Mrs. Mohr Goes […]
Plunder, by Menachem Kaiser
At one point during what the author calls his memory-quest, Menachem Kaiser is told by […]
Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing, by Maryla Szymiczkowa
After reading two weighty books on the experiences of women in Korea and Japan, I […]
Marrow and Bone, by Walter Kempowski
Every now and then, I see pictures that blend old and new images of a […]
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk
Janina Duszejko is very happy with her existence in a remote village in Polish-Czech border. […]
The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted, by Robert Hillman
Tom Hope is a good man. He is kind. He is reliable. Unfortunately, he is […]