The Swimmers by Joaquín Pérez Azaústre, translated by Lucas Lyndes

The Swimmers is a short novel published this past September by Frisch & Co. – an e-book only publisher focusing on translated fiction. Ostensibly about the end of the world, it features no natural disasters, barren landscapes or bands of survivors fighting savagely over the few resources that remain. Azaústre’s vision is much more surreal, one could argue that it is meant to function as … Continue reading The Swimmers by Joaquín Pérez Azaústre, translated by Lucas Lyndes

Deford Brings Home the Summer Gold for ‘Bliss, Remembered’ (Advance Review Copy)

If you’re looking for something light and breezy to take along on  Summer vacation, I recommend Frank Deford’s new novel. Set at the 1936 Berlin Olympics on the eve of WWII – Bliss, Remembered is, among other things, an all-American coming of age story. When Sydney ‘Trixy’ Stringfellow’s father dies she dives into the local river, starts swimming and doesn’t stop.   She’s surprised to … Continue reading Deford Brings Home the Summer Gold for ‘Bliss, Remembered’ (Advance Review Copy)