You don’t need me to tell you that women are still fighting for their right to bodily autonomy. And reading Sara Gallardo’s 1956 novel, January, made me so angry at the lack of progress we’ve made in almost 70 years. Translated into English for the first time by Frances Riddle and Maureen Shaughnessy, January is … Continue reading Review: January, by Sara Gallardo, translated by Frances Riddle and Maureen Shaughnessy (Archipelago)
Review – The Pastor, by Hanne Orstavik, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books)
It is only when I read a novel with a structure dissimilar to my usual favorites, that I realize how I am missing out on so many non-English-speaking authors. Hanne Ørstavik has been on my radar for quite some time, as her 1997 novel Love (translated into English into 2018) got quite a lot of … Continue reading Review – The Pastor, by Hanne Orstavik, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books)
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