an ok rev of Ivo Andric's last novel:
https://www.asymptotejournal.com/criticism/ivo-andric-omer-pasha-latas-marshal-to-the-sultan/
And I was looking at Michael Henry Heim's page on wiki, he might be a good guide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Henry_Heim
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 23 October 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
Michael Henry Heim translated a ridiculous amount of stuff from a ridiculous number of languages. I wish my brain worked like that.Plus he looked like James Bond's Jaws with a beard:http://masontattersall.org/translation/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/heim.gif
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Tuesday, 23 October 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link
http://masontattersall.org/translation/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/heim.gif
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Tuesday, 23 October 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link
A class act all the way!
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 06:01 (five years ago) link
https://bookriot.com/2018/10/30/slavic-literature/
Poor-ish piece, doesn't build any enthusiasm - there is a theme of a connection to the East and Islam through some of these books. Maybe I could thread something around this.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 1 November 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/06/06/dasa-drndic-dismembered/
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 21:24 (five years ago) link
The book that I think about the most is The Book of Blam. It’s about the Holocaust in Serbia, but also impunity, identity, cruelty, atrocity, loyalty, guilt. There are so many facets to it. I still get emotional recalling scenes from it. I really can’t recommend it highly enough. pic.twitter.com/V78Jjee0q5— Steve Holt (@SteveHolt3) January 1, 2020
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 January 2020 20:42 (four years ago) link