Tag Archives: And Other Stories

Essays like Poetry- In Case of Loss by Lutz Seiler, translated by Martyn Crucefix.

Posted on February 7, 2024 by mandywight

Since hearing Lutz Seiler read at Sheffield’s Off the Shelf Festival last year, I’ve been keen to learn more about his home state of Thüringen in the former GDR, and in particular the uranium mines that dominated the landscape and … Continue reading →

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East and West- Reading for #GermanLitMonth 2023

Posted on December 1, 2023 by mandywight

The real conversation in Berlin is about East and West. I was intrigued to hear this comment from American writer Lorrie Moore on the podcast Literary Friction in July. She was recommending Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel Kairos, and her words have … Continue reading →

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Star 111 by Lutz Seiler translated by Tess Lewis

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mandywight

I was lucky enough to hear Lutz Seiler in conversation with Stefan Tobler of And Other Stories and Professor Adam Piette at Sheffield’s Off the Shelf Literary Festival this last October. Having read and admired Lutz Seiler’s first novel, Kruso, … Continue reading →

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Peak Reads of 2022

Posted on December 30, 2022 by mandywight

It’s been a great year for books, book events and opportunities. I really enjoyed browsing in Freiburg, Berlin and Bordeaux, attending readings at festivals like Festilitt, Sheffield’s Off the Shelf and, virtually, at Edinburgh. On a more sombre note, the … Continue reading →

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The Gamekeeper by Barry Hines

Posted on June 5, 2022 by mandywight

It seemed fitting to be reading The Gamekeeper in the days leading up to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. It’s a story of privilege and inequality, focusing on the life of George Purse, gamekeeper for the Duke, the owner of vast … Continue reading →

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When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold by Alia Trabucco Zeran, translated by Sophie Hughes

Posted on May 6, 2022 by mandywight

Alia Trabucco Zerán first came to an English readership with her acclaimed début novel The Remainder, translated by Sophie Hughes and shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2019. She’s now ventured into non-fiction with her latest book, When … Continue reading →

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Phenotypes by Paulo Scott, translated by Daniel Hahn.

Posted on February 18, 2022 by mandywight

This novel is essential reading for all those thinking about race, in particular about race in Brazil, ‘the giant ex-colony of the Portuguese crown in South America, branded across the world as a place of ethnic harmony’. The irony in … Continue reading →

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Peak reads of 2021!

Posted on January 5, 2022 by mandywight

So better late than never, here are my top 10 reads of 2021 and it’s no surprise to anyone to see that my faible is for translated fiction: 6 of the 10 are translated fiction, and 5 are published by … Continue reading →

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Slash and Burn by Claudia Hernandez, translated by Julia Sanches

Posted on July 12, 2021 by mandywight

This novel by Salvadorian writer Claudia Hernandez is an intense and compelling account of a family of women caught up in a long and devastating civil war and its aftermath. Though not mentioned by name, I’ve assumed the story is … Continue reading →

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The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zeran translated by Sophie Hughes

Posted on December 31, 2018 by mandywight

This superb novel, skilfully translated by Sophie Hughes, tells the story of three young people whose lives have been shaped by their parents’ political activism during the Pinochet era in Chile. Narrated alternately by Iquela and Felipe, the action starts … Continue reading →

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