“I wanted to peep through the keyhole, observing the private lives of women who do not rebel,” Swedish writer Agnes Lidbeck has said in reference to her 2017 novel Supporting Act, now translated by Nichola Smalley and published by Peirene Press. In three parts Lidbeck takes us through the three ages of woman, omitting the […]| 1streading's Blog
Peirene Press’ first offering of 2025 may have a very English title, On the Greenwich Line, but it is in fact the second novel of Egyptian writer Shady Lewis (though the first to be translated into…| 1streading's Blog
Translated from German by Jo Heinrich Following Wednesday’s visit to a C19th mansion on the Landwehr Canal, we are now travelling eastwards, 14 stops on the M6 tram, to the district of Marzahn, one of the GDR’s massive Plattenbau estates, built in 1977. An area with an infamous reputation: after the fall of the Wall […]| Lizzy's Literary Life (Volume One)
Despite recent outings to Thailand and Brazil, Peirene Press are best known for their works of European literature, and today’s choice is another prime example of that, taking us to Spain for…| Tony's Reading List
