Tag: Revolution

Literary Awards, Non-Fiction, Novella, Translation

Fantomas Versus the Multinational Vampires: An Attainable Utopia by Julio Cortázar (translated by David Kurnick)

Title:  Fantomas versus the Multinational Vampires: An Attainable Utopia Author:  Julio Cortázar Translator:  David Kurnick Publisher:  Semiotext(e), Los Angeles (2014) ISBN:  978 1 58435 134 4   One problem with coming to a book without any useful prior knowledge is that your risk being blindsided.  For example:  sometimes you pick up a novella (Say by  Julio Cortázar, an author with whom you’ve had enjoyable experiences in the … Continue reading Fantomas Versus the Multinational Vampires: An Attainable Utopia by Julio Cortázar (translated by David Kurnick)

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Advance Review Copy, Fiction, Translation

The Colonel: A Novel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (translated from the Persian by Tom Patterdale)

A basic grasp of 20th Century Iranian history is advisable if you plan to read Mahmoud Dowlatabadi’s The Colonel, published in English last month by Melville House Books.  Readers might be able to get by on the information provided by the publisher in footnotes and a glossary, but a little time spent on Wikipedia can’t hurt.  (I also recommend Lisa Hill’s excellent review on ANZ … Continue reading The Colonel: A Novel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (translated from the Persian by Tom Patterdale)

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News, Non-Fiction

Packing for the Revolution

Like the rest of you I’ve been watching the Occupy Movement spread across America (and the world).  I’ve been listening to the U.S. media talk: how the movement has no direction and the protesters are inarticulate (I don’t buy it).  I’ve seen the news coverage of protestors being ousted by means of bureaucratic obfuscation and in violation of the First Amendment . But, politics aside, … Continue reading Packing for the Revolution

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