Modern First Library: Beyond the Borders of Imagination by Razieh Araghi

Over the next few months, we’ll be hearing from different community voices about what a Modern First Library means to them! Below, BookPeople bookseller Razieh Araghi talks about the importance of literature in translation. Read more from the series here. When I think back to my childhood, I see myself in different characters of the books … Continue reading Modern First Library: Beyond the Borders of Imagination by Razieh Araghi →

Found in Translation: Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan

by Gregory Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan “The idea came to him all of a sudden, as a burst of light in his brain. He spoke of hosting something inside his body, something other than guts and entrails. It poured out and steered him, encouraged him to kill.” This is vicious stuff. Eka Kurniawan’s Indonesia … Continue reading Found in Translation: Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan →

DIARY OF THE FALL: Symphonic, Beautifully Rendered

Diary of the Fall by Michel Laub translated by Margaret Jull Costa ~post by Ben Auschwitz. It’s a word that has come to mean so much more than the place it was meant to represent. Michel Laub’s The Diary of the Fall, approaches the complexity of living as a Jew in the twenty-first century with … Continue reading DIARY OF THE FALL: Symphonic, Beautifully Rendered →

CONVERSATIONS: Original and Intelligent

Conversations by César Aira translated by Katherine Silver ~ post by Ben It’s a wonderful feeling to discover a new author. Whether in a sparkling new debut, or that recommendation which you’ve put off reading, there is a particular freshness when opening the title of someone you’ve never read before. Newly released translations can act … Continue reading CONVERSATIONS: Original and Intelligent →

Bestseller In South Korea Now On Our Shelves (And It’s Beautiful)

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-Mi Hwang Translated by Chi-Young Kim Reviewed by: Katie B. This fable is about a hen who calls herself Sprout. Her life consists of laying eggs that she will never see again. She desperately wishes she could keep one egg to hatch a chick and become a … Continue reading Bestseller In South Korea Now On Our Shelves (And It’s Beautiful) →