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“En extrañas cosas moro.” —Alejandra Pizarnik

The Skin by Curzio Malaparte Wonderful translation by David Moore. goodreads.com/book/show/1579…

It’s a Chet Baker kind of Sunday morning.

The Places of Marguerite Duras by Marguerite Duras Wonderful way to spend some time. And wonderful translation by Alison Strayer. goodreads.com/book/show/2213…

Thanks for the music, Sly. theguardian.com/music/2025/jun…

Tuesday afternoon

A superb Bulgarian novel finds its equally superb translator in English: Angela Rodel. Vera Mutafchieva's THE CASE OF CEM reviewed in Turkoslavia Collective & Journal. turkoslavia.com/post/vera-muta…

The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene I always love a Graham Greene excursion. goodreads.com/book/show/2136…

The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio Wonderfully translated by Ann Goldstein. This is the best novel I’ve read so far this year. A truly extraordinary tale. goodreads.com/book/show/2193…

“Detail is always welcome.” —Nabokov, _Laughter in the Dark._

Summer Rain by Duras Another fantastic translation by Barbara Bray. goodreads.com/book/show/2235…

Currently reading

“What determines a journey in fact is the whole accumulation of the traveler’s past.” —Graham Greene

Finding the shade on this incredibly hot and humid Tuesday at Salisbury University.

Attila by Javier Serena Wonderful translation by Katie Whittemore. goodreads.com/book/show/2155…

“Our task should be to broaden and multiply literary canons, not to erase and replace them.” —William Marx, _Libraries of the Mind_.

My latest review for WLT: Death Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garza worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/july/deat…

Death Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garza worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/july/deat…

Buongiorno, tutti.