What other central european authors do you read?

[Viva June]

Quote Originally Posted by gveranon

A novel by Tor Ulven was just published in English translation by Dalkey Archive (April 24). The copy I ordered actually shipped a few days early and has been waiting since Monday for me to pick it up at the post office. (I've been waiting for a couple of other books to arrive so I only have to stand in line there once this week.)

This is great news, even if it means I missed my chance of being the one who introduced the English-speaking world to Tor Ulven. Replacement (or, as I would have called it, had I been smart enough to apply for a grant and do a translation, Substitution) is his best novel and easily one of the most dispiriting works ever written; I guarantee you will enjoy it.

[MagnusTC]

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I have the impression you read in German as well, Magnus?

Yes I do read german, and french when I am not too lazy : ) I recently found out that Hans Henny Jahnn's Nacht aus Blei exists in a danish translation from the 1950's (Nat af bly og Aske), if you don't want to wait for a copy to show up on ebay...

[MadsPLP]

Quote Originally Posted by MagnusTC

Quote I have the impression you read in German as well, Magnus? Yes I do read german, and french when I am not too lazy : ) I recently found out that Hans Henny Jahnn's Nacht aus Blei exists in a danish translation from the 1950's (Nat af bly og Aske), if you don't want to wait for a copy to show up on ebay...

I am aware of that translation. I should probably buy it, although my faith in translations into Danish from period has been shaked more than once.

[MagnusTC]

In the field of non-fiction, I've enjoyed reading Mircea Eliade and Ioan P. Culianu. I'd also like to recommend Zbigniew Herbert's book Still Life with a Bridle: Essays and Apocrypha, about 17th-century Holland reflected through paintings by the Dutch masters. One of the most profound books I've ever read about visual art.