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In the mail: very curious about Sasha-Mae Eccleston on "Classics and the Politics of Time in the United States since 9/11", in 𝐸𝑝𝑖𝑐 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 from @yalepress.bsky.social yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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Interesting to see that the GaΓ«lle BΓ©lem book coming out in the US is π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ the International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social longlisted π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’'𝑠 π‘Ž π‘€π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π·π‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿ but rather π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘…π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–π‘‘ (coming 5/2025 www.europaeditions.com/book/9798889...)

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New review: "A Novel against Psicho-Analise" by Emil Szittya, π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ β„Ž πΉπ‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘  π‘œπ‘“ πΆπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘  π‘‚π‘“π‘“π‘–π‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π»π‘’π‘›π‘Ÿπ‘– π‘…π‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‡π‘Žπ‘‘π‘¦π‘Žπ‘›π‘Ž π½π‘œπ‘’π‘˜π‘œπ‘“ π‘†β„Žπ‘’π‘“π‘“π‘™π‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  www.complete-review.com/reviews/aust...

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In the mail: ARC of Dmitry Bykov's Volodymyr Zelenskyy-book, 𝑉𝑍: 𝐴 π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘‘ π΄π‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π΅π‘Žπ‘π‘˜π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›, coming from @openletterbooks.bsky.social 6/2025 www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/... (No publicity page yet; title apparently changed.) Should be big β€” if Trump hasn't handed VZ over to Putin ...

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Volume π‘“π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ of Scurati's Mussolini-series is already (almost) out in Dutch translation, and we're still waiting for the second volume to come out in English .....

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That is three π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ different cover-choices for the English-language editions for Vincenzo Latronico's International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social longlisted novel π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› (US: @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social / UK: @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social / Australia: @textpublishing.bsky.social)

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New review: Lee Child's 𝐷𝑖𝑒 π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘–π‘›π‘”, the second Jack Reacher novel (from 1998) www.complete-review.com/reviews/thri...

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Longlist for International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social : thebookerprizes.com/media-centre...

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Really looking forward to Chaim Grade’s π‘†π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π·π‘Žπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/70173/...; it took a while to get publication sorted, as @nytimes.com now reports [$] www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/b... (I mentioned this estate-mess ... 15 years ago www.complete-review.com/saloon/archi...)

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In the mail: nice start to the week with a triple-pack of Robert Littell re-issues from @sohopress.bsky.social π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘’π‘Ÿ (sohopress.com/books/the-am...) π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΉπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑆𝑝𝑦 (sohopress.com/books/the-on...) and π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π·π‘’π‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ 𝐴.𝐽. πΏπ‘’π‘€π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ (sohopress.com/books/the-de...)

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Bought this op-shopping today. Tucked in the back a contemporary notice from the SMH, with an amusing anecdote…

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In the mail: excellent end of the week haul, including the hefty new translation/bilingual edition of Kong Shangren's π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Žπ‘β„Ž π΅π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘š πΉπ‘Žπ‘› in OUP's Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature-series global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Latest entry in excellent comparing-translations-series @tralalit.de , "Welche Übersetzung soll ich lesen ?" looks at (German) translations of Mary Shelley's πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘˜π‘’π‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘–π‘› www.tralalit.de/2025/02/21/f...

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(Just) one of yesterday's 'Executive Orders' www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... . These "unnecessary governmental entit[ies]" have tiny budgets and huge multiplier effects that reflect exceptionally well on the US. To diminish these to the point of non-functional uselessness seems ... shortsighted.

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The US is opposing calling Russia the aggressor in a G7 statement on the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, threatening to derail a traditional show of unity, according to five western officials familiar with the matter. www.ft.com/content/7380...

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New review: πΆπ‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ by Jean Echenoz www.complete-review.com/reviews/eche...

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just sold a copy of Kallocain which had been here for five years. Whoever you are: enjoy Kallocain

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First event that presumably now can't go on was part of series that: "highlights America’s rich cultural diversity through the arts" (www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/new...) . Can't have that under the convicted felon's administration .....

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Very sorry to hear that Geoff Nicholson has passed away www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f... Almost all of his books are under review at the CR (20 of them: www.complete-review.com/authors/nich...); I was a big fan.

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New review: Laurent Binet's (epistolary !) novel, π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’(𝑠) www.complete-review.com/reviews/modf... (Out in the UK; coming to the US 4/2025.)

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New review: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘π‘–π‘’ π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘šπ‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝐿𝑖 π‘„π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘§β„Žπ‘Žπ‘œ (1084–1151) www.complete-review.com/reviews/poet... (Coming out in the US shortly from @fsgbooks.bsky.social; UK Penguin Classics ed. only 9/2025.)

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In the mail: excellent day, with a new Jean Echenoz, πΆπ‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social www.nyrb.com/products/com... (eleven works by Echenoz are already under review at the site), as well as ...

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Not a question that would have ever occurred to me, but, hey, shouldn't everything reflect badly on authors ? cartercountytimes.com/editorials/c...

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At least a sliver of good political news, as FPΓ–-Γ–VP coalition talks collapse, saving Austria (for now) from plunging down the OrbΓ‘nesque/Ficoesque/etc. road. Still a big mess, but at least there's some hope; very curious how this will play out and what's next www.bundespraesident.at/aktuelles/de...

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New review: π‘†π‘Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk www.complete-review.com/reviews/fraf...

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Congratulations again to the winners and runners-up of the 2024 Translation Prizes. Join us tonight as we celebrate at @britishlibrary, livestreamed from 6.45pm. societyofauthors.org #TranslationPrizes

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In the mail: ARC of the all-Latvian 2025 π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘‘π‘¦π‘β„Ž β€” all three of the forthcoming (3/2025) Open Letter titles (π΅π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘–π‘› by Andris KupriΕ‘s; π΅π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ by Jana Egle; π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘…π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ by Laura Vinogradova) in one handy volume ! www.openletterbooks.org/collections/...

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FFS

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Always eager to see ski jumping coverage but AI is not cutting it .... commstrader.com/sports/highl... Though I am curious about Reinaldoι£Ÿε ‚ ΠŸΠ΅Ρ€ vΓ¬ họ(so nghe)'s jump now β€” one of those: "on a high Greenville to mark the danger ofivo".

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New review: Shimamoto Rio's Naoki Prize-winning πΉπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘ πΏπ‘œπ‘£π‘’ www.complete-review.com/reviews/japa...

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Better late than never ? www.bbc.com/news/article...

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