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Now on Channel 4 On Demand: This eloquent, lucid documentary by André Singer (executive producer of the award-winning The Act of Killing) tells the extraordinary story of the filming of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.
Extraordinary — and in an extraordinary translation.
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Kudos to @CEUPress @ProjectMUSE for making some core titles for understanding the Ukraine crisis free-to-read online. When we need to understand beyond the headlines, @aupresses is there to help: ceupress.com/article/2022-03…
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Mentors We Miss Department. Jim Billington. The closest to a sage I've ever come.
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Now available, COUNTRIES THAT DON'T EXIST showcases a selection of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s exceptional nonfiction, which spans a dizzying range of genres and voices. buff.ly/34STgz2 @ReadRussia2022 @RusLibrary #RussianLiterature #Krzhizhanovsky #TranslationTuesday
The Russian Library @ColumbiaUP hits 25 titles! Bravo!! readrussia.org/journal/artic… @RusLibrary #Russia #literature #Russianliterature #readthesenow
For those looking to close out the year on a high note (and who is not, really?), please enjoy @Muireann Maguire's co-edited READING BACKWARDS, which is available in an open-access edition, to boot: openbookpublishers.com/produ… "This book," writes Pierre Bayard, "restores the truth."
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“Future Keyboards”: My brief review of a major new translation, Jonathan Stone’s latest Andrei Bely offering, The Symphonies, in this week’s @TheTLS the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-s…
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THE SYMPHONIES is "a tremendous achievement, and I hope lots of people take advantage of Columbia’s offering of something beyond the usual dozen classics that get translated every other year." buff.ly/3wFQYgt @ReadRussia2021 @RusLibrary #AndreiBely #Translation
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"In the history of Russian letters, Avvakum stands out as one of the earliest inventors of the literature of the individual." Read the full review of THE LIFE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF in @TheTLS to celebrate #ASEEES21! buff.ly/3CD2A5k @aseeestudies @ReadRussia2021 @RusLibrary
Translation, taken littorally. The CHATHAM TRANSLATION WORKSHOP, 2021: a report from shore.
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"[A] thought-provoking collection...Readers interested in the crossover between art and philosophy will be rewarded. #Read the full review of COUNTRIES THAT DON'T EXIST in @PublishersWkly today! buff.ly/3C9LqwE @ReadRussia2021 @RusLibrary #RussianLiterature #Translation
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Sorokin and @maxdaniellawton in the New Yorker! We love to see it
This week's story is “Red Pyramid” by Vladimir Sorokin, translated, from the Russian, by Max Lawton. newyorker.com/magazine/2021/… via @NewYorker
