Szentkuthy Miklos profile

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the Literary Saloon | 07/03/08 23:01

At hlo Jozsef J. Fekete profiles 'the Proteus of Hungarian literature', Szentkuthy Miklos (1908-1988), in Outprousting Proust.

  Mansarda review ...

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the Literary Saloon | 07/03/08 23:00

The most recent addition to the complete review is our review of Danilo Kis' first novel, Mansarda, now available in English translation.

  ... and an example of all the things to avoid when publishing a book in translation

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the Literary Saloon | 07/03/08 22:59

We were thrilled to come across a translation of Danilo Kis' first novel, but Mansarda could be a case study in how not to publish a book in translation.

  Did Robert Graves steal from his mistress, Laura Riding Jackson? Mark Jacobs says yes: "Between 1926 and 1939, he was learning from her what she was doing and thinking," Dr Jacobs said. "He was taking her ideas, her research, he was simply shovelling it in to his own books.... She left her...

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Blog of a Bookslut | 07/03/08 22:31

Did Robert Graves steal from his mistress, Laura Riding Jackson? Mark Jacobs says yes: "Between 1926 and 1939, he was learning from her what she was doing and thinking," Dr Jacobs said. "He was taking her ideas, her research, he was simply shovelling it in to his own books.... She left her manuscript in Majorca. She later...

  Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen

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Bookdwarf | 07/03/08 11:18

Atmostpheric Disturbances seems like the kind of book I would like. I avoided reading any reviews until I had a chance to read it, even the long piece by James Wood in the New Yorker a few weeks ago. I found the plot about doppelgangers interesting initially. Who doesn’t wonder who would notice if you [...]

  Poet and Bookslut contributor Daniel Nester looks at “parodeities": rock songs with lyrics altered to make them Christian. A perfect example of rock parody-as-study guide is “Learn Some Deuteronomy,” perhaps my favorite ApologetiX song. The tune is Def Leppard’s 1987 hit “Pour Some Sugar On...

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Blog of a Bookslut | 07/03/08 7:21

Poet and Bookslut contributor Daniel Nester looks at “parodeities": rock songs with lyrics altered to make them Christian. A perfect example of rock parody-as-study guide is “Learn Some Deuteronomy,” perhaps my favorite ApologetiX song. The tune is Def Leppard’s 1987 hit “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” said to be the greatest...

  The London Review Bookshop -- where if I could, I would live -- has just turned five years old. Andrew Stilwell gives the secret of their survival, and it involves cake.

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Blog of a Bookslut | 07/03/08 7:17

The London Review Bookshop -- where if I could, I would live -- has just turned five years old. Andrew Stilwell gives the secret of their survival, and it involves cake.

  Neil Gaiman talks to Terry Pratchett. I asked about the Alzheimer's. 'If I look at the table to see if my mobile is there, the chances are I won't see it even if it is actually there. But if I know it is there, I will see it. Sometimes the brain will overrule the eye and say that something...

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Blog of a Bookslut | 07/03/08 7:16

Neil Gaiman talks to Terry Pratchett. I asked about the Alzheimer's. 'If I look at the table to see if my mobile is there, the chances are I won't see it even if it is actually there. But if I know it is there, I will see it. Sometimes the brain will overrule the eye and say that something isn't there, even though it is....