2 posts published by Andrei during November 2023| The Untranslated
Reluctant to wait for the first translations of Mircea Cărtărescu’s latest novel to start coming out in the second half of 2024, I taught myself enough Romanian to read it in the original. This “pseudo-historical novel”, as the author prefers … Continue reading →| The Untranslated
Ever since I first learnt about C. P. Snow’s lecture The Two Cultures and the heated debate around it, I have been fascinated by the possibilities offered by any text or work of art that could bridge the notorious gap … Continue reading →| The Untranslated
When I started my blog ten years ago, I couldn’t imagine I would persist for so long. I almost called it quits in 2019, but a year later I resumed blogging after the unexpected and overwhelming support of my Patreon … Continue reading →| The Untranslated
In January 2007, a colloquium dedicated to the publication of Javier Pastor’s second novel That City (Esa ciudad) took place in the La Central bookstore in Barcelona. During the discussion, the pro…| The Untranslated
A blog about literature not yet available in English| The Untranslated
I finished my 2019 review of Schattenfroh with these words: “it would be great to have an album with complete colour reproductions of all the artworks described in the novel, preferably in the orde…| The Untranslated
1 post published by Andrei during February 2019| The Untranslated
What was it like to be THERE in 1851, when Moby-Dick was published? Or in 1913, when Swann’s Way came out? Or in 1922, when Ulysses crashed into our culture like a meteor and changed it forev…| The Untranslated