Two Month Review: #4.02: The Physics of Sorrow (Part I, Pgs 1-58)
Chad and Brian are joined by Tom Roberge of Riffraff (and the Three Percent Podcast) to discuss the first section of Georgi Gospodinov鈥檚 The Physics of Sorrow. They talk about the book鈥檚 general conceit, the minotaur myth, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Eastern European history, fascism and communism, and much ...
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Georgi Gospodinov and The Physics of Sorrow (Introduction)
Throughout this season of the Two Month Review, Santiago Morrice will be writing weekly pieces about the section of the book discussed on the previous week鈥檚 podcast. These will likely go a bit more in depth into the style and content of the novel itself, nicely complementing the podcasts. On last week鈥檚 podcast, Chad ...
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Two Month Review: #4.01: The Physics of Sorrow (Introduction)
The new season of the Two Month Review kicks off now with a general overview Georgi Gospodinov鈥檚 The Physics of Sorrow, one of the most beloved books Open Letter has ever published. Brian鈥檚 on the lam, or in witness protection, or something, so Open Letter senior editor Kaija Straumanis stepped in to talk about one of the ...
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Season 4 of the Two Month Review: The Physics of Sorrow
After a bit of a break for the holidays and whatnot, we鈥檙e BACK! Or about to be. Starting on February 15th, there will be all new episodes of the Two Month Review, this time focuses on The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov. Probably the Open Letter title that Tom Roberge likes the best, The Physics of ...
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“The Physics of Sorrow” by Georgi Gospodinov [Why This Book Should Win]
This is the first entry in the Why This Book Should Win series, which will highlight each of the 35 鈥渓onglisted鈥: titles for this year鈥檚 Best Translated Book Awards. Tom Roberge of Albertine Books wrote this piece. The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov, translated from the Bulgarian by Angela Rodel ...
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Open Letter Review Roundup!
Over the past few weeks, our books have received a bunch of great reviews. Each time this happens, I plan on posting about it on the blog, then I start answering emails, or teaching a class, or doing some mundane publishing related task (sales reports! metadata!) and don’t get around to it. So, here’s a huge ...
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A Brilliant Review of Georgi Gospodinov's "The Physics of Sorrow"
We already did one post about Asymptote today, but this review by Pete Mitchell of Georgi Gospodinov’s The Physics of Sorrow is so wonderfully complete and serious that I just have to share it. I’ll start by giving you the money shot from the review (at least in my opinion): But Gospodinov is playing for ...
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