“Un Amor” by Sara Mesa and Katie Whittemore [Excerpt]
Today's #WITMonth post is an except from Un Amor聽by Sara Mesa and Katie Whittemore, coming out in October. This was the "book of the year" in Spain when it came out in 2o20, and was praised to the skies by all the major Spanish newspapers and media outlets. There's even a film version coming out this fall directed by Isabel ...
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“The River” by Laura Vinogradova and Kaija Straumanis [Excerpt]
Today's #WITMonth post is a preview for an Open Letter title coming out next summer, which isn't even available for sale anywhere yet. It's聽River聽by Laura Vinogradova, translated by Kaija Straumanis, and part of Straumanis's "Translator Triptych" coming next summer. The novel was the Latvian representative for the European ...
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“The Lecture” by Lydie Salvayre and Linda Coverdale [Excerpt]
Today's #WITMonth post is an excerpt from聽The Lecture聽by Lydie Salvayre, translated by Linda Coverdale, a wonderfully funny and playful French writer who Dalkey published for quite a while (The Power of Flies, Everyday Life, The Company of Ghosts, Portrait of the Writer as a Domesticated Animal), and might again! Warren ...
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Anatomy. Monotony. [Reading the Dalkey Archive]
Anatomy. Monotony. Edy Poppy Original Publication: 2005 Original Publication in English Translation: 2018 Original Publisher in English: Dalkey Archive Press Although I鈥檓 filing this as a 鈥淩eading the Dalkey Archive鈥 post, it鈥檚 actually about two books: Anatomy. Monotony. by Norwegian ...
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Mulligan Stew [Reading the Dalkey Archive]
Mulligan Stew Gilbert Sorrentino Original Publication: 1979 Original Publisher: Grove Press First Dalkey Archive Edition: 1996 "Cheers!" So this may be the first鈥攂ut definitely not the last鈥攅ntry in this series that is kind of weird. First off, unlike the earlier posts, which try to say ...
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“Europeana” by Patrik Ouredn铆k [Excerpt]
Forthcoming in a new "Dalkey Essentials" edition,聽Europeana: A Brief History of the Twentieth Century聽is an "eccentric overview of all the horrors, contradictions, and absurdities of the past century." It's a book that is mesmerizing in its curious patterns, which at times can sound like Snapple Fun Facts鈥攂ut tend to be ...
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The Book of Jokes [Reading the Dalkey Archive]
The Book of Jokes Momus Original publication: 2009 Original publisher: Dalkey Archive The Book of Jokes is first original Dalkey Archive聽 title to be part of this series, and woo-boy is it a doozy. If you're playing 鈥淥ffensive Dalkey Archive Content Bingo," you're all set! There are ...
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