Nodding to the Unknowable: A Conversation with Theodore Wheeler
Theodore Wheeler discusses his new novel, IN OUR OTHER LIVES.
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Posts Tagged: patrick modiano
What Remains of a Self: Joanna Luloff’s Remind Me Again What Happened
Remind Me Again What Happened becomes a story not just of selfhood, but also of sovereignty.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Christine Sneed
Floyd Skloot interviews Christine Sneed about her latest story collection, The Virginity of Famous Men.
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Suspended Sentences by Patrick Modiano
Caitlin Callaghan reviews Suspended Sentences by Patrick Modiano today in Rumpus Books.
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Any author writing about contemporary experience in their own country can be seen as providing some kind of historical record. Modiano, however, goes further. His oeuvre – upward of twenty novels, plus poetry, plays and children’s fiction – acts as commentary and analysis of the French post-war experience. Interviewed about his Nobel win, he says: […]
...moreThe Unsellable Books
I couldn’t sell them to Chicago for landfill. Patrick Modiano was practically unknown in America until he won the Nobel Prize, but David Godine, an independent publisher, has had boxes of his books for years. The Boston Globe has a profile of Godine and his dedication to producing what he calls “unsellable books.”
...moreModiano the Next Roald Dahl?
For the Guardian, Alison Flood reports that a British publisher has purchased a translation of Patrick Modiano’s only children’s book. The news comes after the author’s Nobel Prize piqued the interest of English readers worldwide.
...moreTranslated Books in the USA
For the New Yorker, Vauhini Vara wonders if the Nobel Prize is necessary for foreign authors to be successful in the United States, as large publishing companies hesitate to release translated works that are “unlikely to become a big, or even moderate, hit.”
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