ICE by Anna Kavan | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2023-02-10 | A book review of Anna Kavan's "Ice" (1967).Softcover, 170 pagesPublished 2021 by Penguin Books (originally published 1967)ISBN: 0143131990Check out the @spinecrackers1497 podcast episode on Ice:Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3OkyUC7TeFGMFdVWxDiQZt?si=dff58cd99d64402aApple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/anna-kavan-ice/id1541483125?i=1000552234516Articles cited:Céline Magot, "The Palimpsest Girl in Ice by Anna Kavan," Miranda 12 (2016): 1-15. Open access here: journals.openedition.org/miranda/8675Leo Robson, "The Curious Creation of Anna Kavan," New Yorker, March 23, 2020. newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/30/the-curious-creation-of-anna-kavanAuthors mentioned:KafkaIsaac AsimovVladimir NabokovArthur C. ClarkeLászló KrasznahorkaiTarjei VesaasJames JoyceIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3jOh3rNNote that I have the UK edition as the US Penguin edition has a pretty atrocious cover, which is only slightly alleviated by Kate Zambreno's wonderful afterword.Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#annakavan #ice #bookreview
Why you should read Gravitys Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon Travel Through Stories 2025-07-04 | Some thoughts on Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow (1973) and why you should consider reading it in 2025.Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube! ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/travelstoriesytinstagram.com/travelthroughstoriesyt#thomaspynchon #gravitysrainbow #pynchon
My Favorite Books of 2024 Travel Through Stories 2025-03-20 | A list of my favorite books from 20240:21 Sula by Toni Morrison1:07 Q by Luther Blissett3:15 St. Sebastian's Abyss by Mark Haber5:55 By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolano8:55 The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgard11:22 Erasure by Percival Everett13:47 The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy15:49 The Case of Cem by Vera Mutafchieva20:13 Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks23:10 Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne24:28 The Melancholy of Resistance by Laszlo Krasznahorkai26:23 Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright28:46 The Inquisitor’s Manual by Antonio Lobo Antunes31:25 Trieste by Dasa Drndic34:15 The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky38:20 Honorable mentionsAnd yes, the mailman did bring a book (Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon).#books #bookreview #dostoevsky #dasadrndic #laszlokrasznahorkai #lutherblissett #tonimorrison #markhaber #robertobolano #karloveknausgard #percivaleverett #cormacmccarthy #veramutafchieva #russellbanks #tristramshandy #alexiswright #antonioloboantunes
THE BOOK AGAINST DEATH by Elias Canetti | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2025-01-24 | A book review of Elias Canetti's The Book Against Death (New Directions, 2024), trans. Peter Filkins.Softcover, 432 pagesPublished by New Directions in 2024ISBN: 0811237990Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube! ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/travelstoriesytinstagram.com/travelthroughstoriesyt#eliascanetti #thebookagainstdeath #newdirections #peterfilkins #bookreview
THE INQUISITORS MANUAL by António Lobo Antunes | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2024-08-01 | A book review of António Lobo Antunes' The Inquisitors' Manual (Grove Press: 2003), trans. Richard ZenithSoftcover, 435 pagesPublished by Grove Press in 2003 (originally published as O Manual dos Inquisidores by Publicações Dom Quixote in 1996)ISBN: 0802140521Authors mentioned:Herman MelvilleWilliam FaulknerJosé SaramagoBibliographyAntónio Lobo Antunes, "Prescriptions to Read Me," in Facts and Fictions of António Lobo Antunes, ed. Victor K. Mendes, 15-18. Tagus Press: Dartmouth, MA, 2011.Maria Alzira Seixo, "Still Facts and Living Fictions: The Literary Work of António Lobo Antunes, An Introduction," in Facts and Fictions of António Lobo Antunes, ed. Victor K. Mendes, 19-44. Tagus Press: Dartmouth, MA, 2011.William Deresiewicz, "Politics and the Novel in South of Nowhere and The Inquisitors' Manual," in Facts and Fictions of António Lobo Antunes, ed. Victor K. Mendes, 143-150. Tagus Press: Dartmouth, MA, 2011.Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube! ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/travelstoriesytinstagram.com/travelthroughstoriesyt#antónioloboantunes #antunes #theinquisitorsmanual #richardzenith #bookreview
The Real Tragedy of Beowulf Travel Through Stories 2024-01-29 | Beowulf is a good poem.Here are some of my musings as I reread Beowulf for the 20th-something time.If you're interested in Beowulf, check out my "Close reading Beowulf" series I did a few years ago where I go through Seamus Heaney's translation of the poem slowly:Episode 1 (ll. 1-989): youtu.be/0eTzfBW5DvE?si=ZxqIICSVei0jKL7tSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube! ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/travelstoriesytinstagram.com/travelthroughstoriesyt#beowulf #oldenglish #oldenglishpoetry #anglosaxon #medieval #medievalpoetry
15 Big Books I Want to Read in 2024 Travel Through Stories 2023-12-22 | There's a 0% chance that I read all of these in 2024, but a person can dream.0:00 Intro1:51 The Obscene Bird of Night 3:37 Praiseworthy5:43 Chevengur7:14 The Case of Cem9:24 Lies and Sorcery10:28 The Children of the Dead11:51 The End13:00 Shimmering Details14:51 Marshland16:05 Divine Days17:30 Gate of the Sun19:17 City of Torment20:55 Palurino of Mexico22:28 Miss MacIntosh, My Darling24:10 The Stones of Summer26:23 ConclusionsBooks discussed:The Obscene Bird of Night by José Donoso, trans. Hardie St. Martin, Leonard Mades, and Megan McDowell (pub. New Directions)Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright (pub. Giramondo, New Directions, And Other Stories)Chevengur by Andrey Platonov, trans. Robert and Elizabeth Chandler (pub. NYRB)The Case of Cem by Vera Mutafchieva, trans. Angela Rodel (pub. Sandorf Passage)Lies and Sorcery by Elsa Morante, trans. Jenny McPhee (pub. NYRB)The Children of the Dead by Elfriede Jelinek, trans. Gitta Honegger (pub. Yale University Press)The End by Attila Bartis, trans. Judith Sollosy (pub. Archipelago Press)Shimmering Details Vols 1 + 2, trans. Judith Sollosy (pub. FSG)Marshland by Otohiko Kaga, trans. Albert Novik (Dalkey ArchiveDivine Days by Leon Forrest (pub. Northwestern University Press)Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury, trans. Humphrey Davies (pub. Archipelago Press)City of Torment by Daniela Hodrová, trans. Véronique Firkusny and Elena Sokol (pub. Jantar Publishing)Palinuro of Mexico by Fernando del Paso, trans. Elisabeth Plaister (Dalkey Archive)Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young (Scribners (repub. by Dalkey Archive))The Stones of Summer by Dow Mossman (pub. Barnes and Noble)Reviews mentioned:@JorgesCorner review of The Obscene Bird of the Night: youtube.com/watch?v=tPmMK29ZwZw@georgesalisbookhauls interview with Dow Mossman: thecollidescope.com/2023/08/13/the-shivering-hearts-of-other-summers-a-rare-conversation-with-dow-mossmanAndrei at The Untranslated's review of José Trio: theuntranslated.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/jose-trigo-by-fernando-del-pasoSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube! ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/travelstoriesytinstagram.com/travelthroughstoriesytPlease don't ask why I kept saying "Mc-MacIntosh, My Darling."
John Williams: Stoner, Augustus, Butchers Crossing, etc. | Book Reviews Travel Through Stories 2023-08-21 | This is an overview of the oeuvre of John Williams (1922-1994) and a book review of each of his four novels.0:00 Introduction5:18 Nothing But The Night11:45 Butcher's Crossing27:26 Stoner37:51 Augustus56:41 Conclusions/Recommendations Other books mentioned:Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthyWarlock, Oakley HallMoby-Dick, Herman MelvilleThe Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel, Charles J. ShieldsCheck out eleventhvolume's short review of Nothing But the Night: instagram.com/p/CcfZUzMrjPxIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!Nothing But the Night: amzn.to/3QIfmdDButcher's Crossing: amzn.to/3QH04pqStoner: amzn.to/3QFZZSWAugustus: amzn.to/3Lbr1y7Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube! ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/travelstoriesytinstagram.com/travelthroughstoriesyt#johnwilliams #stoner #augustus #butcherscrossing #nothingbutthenight #bookreview
THE DEAD OF WINTER by Dominic Cooper | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2023-04-29 | A book review of Dominic Cooper's "The Dead of Winter" (St. Martin's Press: 1975)Hardcover, 216 pagesPublished 1975 by St. Martin's PressBooks mentioned:Brennu-Njáls sagaFor more on the etymology of "sionnach," see: youtube.com/watch?v=ouAeZb9KIlUI said that his book, "The Horn Fellow," takes place in "pre-modern Europe," but I meant "pre-historic Europe."If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3LDou00Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#thedeadofwinter #dominiccooper #scottishliterature #scotland
HEROSTORIES by Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2023-04-23 | A book review of Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir's "Herostories" (Deep Vellum: 2023), trans. K.B. Thors.Softcover, 243 pagesPublished 2023 by Deep Vellum (originally published as Hetjusögur in 2020)ISBN: 978-1646052288Authors/books mentioned:Marit Kapla, Osebol (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=s610Yr5mWSk)Kathryn Scanlan, Kick the Latch (my review here: youtube.com/watch?v=jgh-LeCvlvo)Charles Reznikoff, Testimony: The United States 1885-1915: RecitativeGerður KristnýIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3H2sBzVSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriesThanks to Deep Vellum for the ARC!#herostories #kristínsvavatómasdóttir #kbthors #deepvellum #icelandic #icelandicliterature #icelandicpoetry #ljósmóðir
ISLAND OF THE DOOMED by Stig Dagerman | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2023-03-29 | A book review of Stig Dagerman's Island of the Doomed (1946), trans. Laurie Thompson.Paperback, 338 pagesPublished 2011 by University of Minnesota Press (originally published in Sweden in 1946)ISBN: 0816677980Authors mentioned:William FaulknerLászló KrasznahorkaiAlbert CamusJean-Paul SatreWilliam GoldingJens BjørneboeHP LovecraftEdvard MunchFranz KafkaAriana HarwiczMircea CărtărescuArticles/books mentioned and cited:Georges Perilleux, Stig Dagerman et L'Existentialisme (I somehow managed to called this fellow Pierre...Sorry, Georges): books.openedition.org/pulg/6021?lang=enLaurie Thompson introducing Stig Dagerman (source for the claim that Dagerman wrote the last 60 pages in a single night): http://beatrice.com/wordpress/2012/02/19/laurie-thompson-in-translationLo Dagerman and Nancy Pick, The Writer and the Refugee (2019)Tommy Cunningham's substack: tommycunningham.substack.comAlso, I should note that I have both "A Burnt Child" and "A Moth to a Flame" in my little Dagerman stack -- these are the same book in two different translations. I found the latter at a used bookstore and picked it up just to have for the intro, but I didn't want someone else to see them and buy them without realizing they were the same book!If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3zwhfQVSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube! ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#stigdagerman #islandofthedoomed #bookreview
KICK THE LATCH by Kathryn Scanlan | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2023-02-05 | A book review of Kathryn Scanlan's "Kick the Latch" (New Directions, 2022).Paperback, 131 pagesPublished 2022 by New DirectionsISBN: 081123200XIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3HXemgISupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#kathrynscanlan #kickthelatch #newdirections #bookreview
Top 15 Books of 2022 Travel Through Stories 2023-01-21 | Here’s a list of my favorite books from 2022. Links to my reviews of each book down below.3 weeks late isn't *that* bad, right?0:00 Intro1:10 The Kindly Ones2:43 Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village3:55 Salka Valka5:33 Poguemahone7:05 The Gormenghast Trilogy8:21 Terra Nostra10:28 Tomb of Sand11:36 The Catholic School14:05 The Neapolitan Novels15:30 Island of the Doomed17:02 Ice18:46 Maidenhair20:21 The Notebook Trilogy21:39 Solenoid23:09 Septology24:17 Honorable MentionsTop 15:The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell (trans. Charlotte Mandell):youtube.com/watch?v=H78ox0n6BS0Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village by Marit Kapla (trans. Peter Graves):youtube.com/watch?v=s610Yr5mWSkSalka Valka by Halldór Laxness (trans. Philip Roughton):youtube.com/watch?v=0NzZoKVxbbgPoguemahone by Patrick McCabe:youtube.com/watch?v=49K7Oef7OFsThe Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake:youtube.com/watch?v=_ElLsN7Ll70Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden)Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (trans. Daisy Rockwell):youtube.com/watch?v=E7UQVDMwQxUThe Catholic School by Edoardo Albinati (trans. Antony Shugaar):youtube.com/watch?v=tqjt7b4JyZ8The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante (trans. Ann Goldstein):youtube.com/watch?v=E6KLd4G4Et8Island of the Doomed by Stig Dagerman (trans. Laurie Thompson):youtu.be/TmD1Yi9sF6cIce by Anna Kavan:youtu.be/rH0m4_RRvjEMaidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin (trans. Marion Schwartz):youtube.com/watch?v=XSKfZkw_JlIThe Notebook Trilogy by Ágota Kristóf (trans. Alan Sheridan, David Watson, and Marc Romano):Coming soon-ish, probablySolenoid by Mircea Cartarescu (trans. Sean Cotter):youtube.com/watch?v=6IX_jRyrl1YSeptology by Jon Fosse (trans. Damion Searls):youtube.com/watch?v=X77c0K7lKQYHonorable MentionsSea Above, Sun Below by George Salis:Coming soonDoom Town by Gabriel Blackwell:youtube.com/watch?v=y4M0P0IcDPQThe Doloriad by Missouri Williams:youtube.com/watch?v=V2oa8fJKXHMDie, My Love by Ariana Harwicz (trans. Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff):youtube.com/watch?v=huTFoVqoKakThe Plains by Gerald Murnane:youtube.com/watch?v=PFe2MxY99VESuicide by Édouard Levé (trans. Jan Steyn):youtube.com/watch?v=njbg1skPPmQAmygdalatropolis by BR Yeager:youtube.com/watch?v=fbckXMyBxScAmerica and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic by Phillip Freedenberg:youtube.com/watch?v=ZzfC_plJkHUWarlock by Oakley Hall:youtube.com/watch?v=zwAIUo9o1nkSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories
15 Books to Read in Winter | Book Recommendations Travel Through Stories 2022-12-21 | In which I discuss some of my favorite winter reads. These books don't just have the wintery aesthetic, but they embody the atmosphere, mood, themes, and ideas that people often associate with winter. They're often about isolation and solitude in a cold and unforgiving world. Their prose is often stark, meditative, and reflective.0:00 Introduction1:20 James Joyce, The Dead2:58 Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Heaven and Hell4:37 Anna Kavan, Ice6:31 Sjón, The Blue Fox7:44 Halldór Laxness, Independent People9:29 Jon Fosse, Septology11:11 Hanne Ørstavik, Love12:39 Tarjei Vesaas, The Ice Palace13:54 Ian McGuire, The North Water15:27 Karolina Ramqvist, The Bear Woman17:30 Vladimir Sorokin, The Blizzard18:51 Kristín Eiríksdóttir, A Fist or a Heart19:50 Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, Karitas, Untitled21:28 Ófeigur Sigurðsson, Öræfi23:19 Sir Gawain and the Green KnightReviews mentioned:Sjón, The Blue Fox: youtube.com/watch?v=HFnaDLXcusEJon Fosse, Septology: youtube.com/watch?v=X77c0K7lKQYBooks discussed with affiliate links to editions shown:James Joyce, The Dead: amzn.to/3WzlRij (You can find this short story for free online, but this is a gorgeous edition of Dubliners with a very useful textual apparatus)Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Heaven and Hell: amzn.to/3YB0pePAnna Kavan, Ice: amzn.to/3PG6VgcSjón, The Blue Fox: amzn.to/3FGFNsUHalldór Laxness, Independent People: amzn.to/3HQMfjUJon Fosse, Septology: amzn.to/3FFtj4RHanne Ørstavik, Love: amzn.to/3WyMEveTarjei Vesaas, The Ice Palace: amzn.to/3BSHYsfIan McGuire, The North Water: amzn.to/3BKNw7ZKarolina Ramqvist, The Bear Woman: amzn.to/3CcKkTdVladimir Sorokin, The Blizzard: amzn.to/3G64xMxKristín Eiríksdóttir, A Fist or a Heart: amzn.to/3FGoqbBKristín Marja Baldursdóttir, Karitas, Untitled: amzn.to/3hFI1kqÓfeigur Sigurðsson, Öræfi: amzn.to/3G6jVbISir Gawain and the Green Knight: I show the JRR Tolkien translation, which can be found here: amzn.to/3WzdPq2. His translation is perfectly fine, but Marie Borroff's translation is much better if you're interested in really studying the poem: amzn.to/3G6YFmj)Correction: I said that Öræfi won the Nordic Council Literature Prize, but it did not. I had it mixed up in my head with his other novel Jón, which famously was the first Icelandic novel to win the European Union Prize for Literature. Öræfi did win the major literary prizes in Iceland though, namely the Icelandic Literature Prize and the Book Merchant's Prize. Are there too many literary prizes? Yes, but also no.(This video was just an excuse to talk about modern Icelandic and Norwegian literature.)#bookreview #bookrecommendations #nordicliterature #icelandicliterature #norwegianliterature #books
AMYGDALATROPOLIS by B.R. Yeager | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-12-15 | Is this the best novel about the internet yet? Perhaps. It's certainly the most disturbing, horrifying, and disgusting one yet.A book review of B.R. Yeager's "Amygdalatropolis" (Schism Press, 2017).Paperback, 154 pagesPublished 2017 by Schism PressISBN: 1537789112Interview between BR Yeager and Jacob Siefring: 3ammagazine.com/3am/digital-native-interview-b-r-yeager-amygdalatropolis . Quote in video and on thumbnail are both from this interview.If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3UZHzeaSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#amygdalatropolis #bryeager #bookreview #transgressiveliterature
11 Books I Wish I Could Read for the First Time Again Travel Through Stories 2022-12-02 | I'm jealous of anyone who hasn't read these yet. (I realize I kept saying "reread again for the first time" rather than "read again for the first time." Ignore that.)0:00 Intro0:55 Beowulf2:43 The Sagas of the Icelanders3:54 Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian5:27 Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon6:40 Tarjei Vesaas, The Birds7:54 Karl Ove Knausgård, My Struggle9:17 Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude10:54 Agota Kristóf, The Notebook, The Proof, and The Third Lie12:18 Anne Carson, Nox14:22 Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions15:34 Mathias Énard, ZoneIf you are planning on buying any of these books, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!Beowulf: amzn.to/3VlFkmI (Check out my three part read-through of Beowulf: youtube.com/watch?v=0eTzfBW5DvE)The Sagas of the Icelanders: amzn.to/3OT2AFX (for more on the sagas, check out my recommendations based on The Northman: youtu.be/FOuYlj75buA)Blood Meridian: amzn.to/3H1O6lpSong of Solomon: amzn.to/3UjbrSxThe Birds: amzn.to/3VldJSs (full review here: youtu.be/ESUJtgFUmRU)My Struggle (vol. 1): amzn.to/3OVaLSfOne Hundred Years of Solitude: amzn.to/3gJTSxuThe Notebook, The Proof, and The Third Lie: amzn.to/3FfAqlANox: amzn.to/3iuG62cCollected Fictions: amzn.to/3EVQ7NpZone: amzn.to/3Uoj3DsSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories
SUICIDE by Edouard Levé | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-11-19 | A book review of Edouard Levé’s “Suicide” (trans. Jan Steyn).Paperback, 128 pagesPublished 2021 by Dalkey Archive (first English ed. published in 2011) (Originally published in 2008 by P.O.L éditeur)ISBN: 1564786285Authors mentioned:George PerecLouise ErdrichDonald AntrimIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3hWp7p9Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#edouardlevé #suicide #jansteyn #dalkeyarchive
OSEBOL: VOICES FROM A SWEDISH VILLAGE by Marit Kapla | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-11-11 | A book review of Marit Kapla's polyphonic book "Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village" (trans. Peter Graves).Hardcover, 803 pagesPublished 2021 by Allen Lane (originally published in 2019 by Teg Publishing)ISBN: 0241535204The paperback edition is being published in the US on February 3, 2023.Authors mentioned:Mircea CărtărescuKaoru TakamuraOlav H. HaugeTarjei VesaasJon FossePer PettersonKjell AskildsenIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, if you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3TrxvdaSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#osebol #maritkapla #petergraves #osebolvoicesfromaswedishvillage #bookreview
SOLENOID by Mircea Cărtărescu | Book Preview Travel Through Stories 2022-10-25 | A preview or pre-review of Mircea Cărtărescu’s SOLENOID (trans. Sean Cotter), focused on Part 1 (pp.11-166) of the novel. This is not a full review.Softcover, 638 pagesPublished 2022 by Deep Vellum (Originally published in 2015 by Editura Humanitas as Solenoid)ISBN: 16460520210:00 Intro3:18 SolenoidFor an extremely thorough full review of SOLENOID, check out the review by @wastemailinglist726 : youtu.be/Zyv-NsP4Zh8If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3DsNJy2WASTE Mailing List's Blinding Review: youtu.be/cxzGZgoW2GkCheck out Andrei’s review at his wonderful blog The Untranslated: theuntranslated.wordpress.com/2017/11/20/solenoid-solenoide-solenoid-by-mircea-cartarescuSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#solenoid #mirceacărtărescu #seancotter
M: SON OF THE CENTURY by Antonio Scurati | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-10-14 | A book review of Antonio Scurati's M: Son of the Century (trans. Anne Milano Appel).Hardcover, 773 pagesPublished 2022 by Harper (originally published 2018 by Bompiani as M Il figlio del secolo).ISBN: 0062956116If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3Tl915KSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriesTo be fair, the "vocal supporter of Mussolini" I reference was only vocal about her support of the fascist dictator Mussolini once, if that helps.#antonioscurati #annemilanoappel #msonofthecentury #milfigliodelsecolo #bookreview
SEPTOLOGY by Jon Fosse | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-09-30 | A book review of Jon Fosse’s Septology (trans. Damion Searls).0:00 Introduction8:19 Chapter 1: Asle and Asle13:11 Chapter 2: St. Andrew’s Cross19:58 Chapter 3: Doubling and Dopplegängers25:37 Chapter 4: Voyeur of Memory31:37 Chapter 5: Existential Mysticism40:47 Chapter 6: Art and God49:58 Chapter 7: Rhythmic Meditations; or, Prose as Prayer56:28 ConclusionsThe Other Name (Septology I-II)Paperback, 336 pagesPublished 2019 by Transit BooksISBN: 1945492406I Is Another (Septology III-V)Paperback, 247 pagesPublished 2021 by Transit BooksISBN: 1945492457A New Name (Septology VI-VII)Paperback, 197 pagesPublished 2022 by Transit BooksISBN: 1945492570Note: Septology will be republished in a single volume by Transit Books in November.If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!The Other Name: amzn.to/3CmuiXkI Is Another: amzn.to/3BTK8XJA New Name: amzn.to/3UOlv7BPreorder the single volume hardcover edition: amzn.to/3Spqz0FBibliography:Jon Fosse, An Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays (trans. May-Brit Akerholt). Dalkey Archive Press, 2015.Leif Zern, The Luminous Darkness: The Theatre of Jon Fosse (trans. Ann Henning Jocelyn). Oberon Books, 2011.Other reviews I've read and referenced:thenation.com/article/culture/jon-fosse-other-name-novel-reviewharpers.org/archive/2021/08/jon-fosse-septologynybooks.com/articles/2021/09/23/jon-fosse-mystical-realisttheparisreview.org/blog/2015/06/09/pure-proseInterviews with Fosse:musicandliterature.org/features/2019/10/4/a-conversation-with-jon-fosseyoutube.com/watch?v=7Ujz3Lq9OTY (This one is great as it’s also with Damion Searls!)Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#jonfosse #septology #damionsearls #fosse #theothername #iisanother #anewname #bookreview #nobelprize #nobelprizeinliterature
THE GATES OF PARADISE by Jerzy Andrzejewski | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-09-21 | A book review of Jerzy Andrzejewski's The Gates of Paradise (trans. James Kirkup).Paperback, 125 pagesPublished 1967 by Panther Modern Fiction (original published as Bramy raju)Please note that the English edition of this book, though not his others, anglicizes his name to "George Andrzeyevski."Books/articles/reviews mentioned:Gary Dickson, The Children's Crusade: Medieval History, Modern Mythistory (London: Palgrave, 2008).Jonathan Riley-Smith, "Crusading as an Act of Love," History 65.214 (1980): 177-192.mimichootings.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/the-gates-of-paradise-1960-jerzy-andrzejewski-translated-by-james-kirkup (This is the review from which I quote the phrase "syntactical monstrosity.")For more on Andrzejewski's homosexuality and how he explores gender and sexuality in his novels, check out Wojciech Śmieja, "A Piece of Fedora Cake: The Male-Centric Imagination of Jerzy Andrzejewski and the Scholarly Reconnaissance," Teksty Drugie 2 (2017): 179-199.The engraving in the intro clip is Gustave Doré's "The Children's Crusade in 1212" (1877).Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#jerzyandrzejewski #thegatesofparadise #bookreview
THE ENGLISH UNDERSTAND WOOL by Helen DeWitt | Storybook ND Series Travel Through Stories 2022-09-16 | A book review of Helen DeWitt's "The English Understand Wool."This book is a part of the Storybook ND series published by New Directions, which will be published on September 27, 2022.For more on the Storybook ND series: ndbooks.com/series/storybook-ndTo purchase the full Storybook ND series: ndbooks.com/shop/product/storybooksSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriesPlease note that the actual editions being published on Sept. 27 are nice shiny hardcovers. Thanks to New Directions for sending me ARCs!#helendewitt #theenglishunderstandwool #storybooknd #newdirections #bookreview
THE WOMAN WHO KILLED THE FISH by Clarice Lispector | Storybook ND Series Travel Through Stories 2022-09-09 | A book review of Clarice Lispector's "The Woman Who Killed the Fish" (trans. Benjamin Moser).This book is a part of the Storybook ND series published by New Directions, which will be published on September 27 2022.For more on the Storybook ND series: ndbooks.com/series/storybook-ndTo purchase the full Storybook ND series: ndbooks.com/shop/product/storybooksSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriesPlease note that the actual editions being published on Sept. 27 are nice shiny hardcovers. Thanks to New Directions for sending me ARCs!#claricelispector #thewomanwhokilledthefish #newdirections #storybooknd #bookreview
SALKA VALKA by Halldór Laxness | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-08-29 | A book review of Halldór Laxness' "Salka Valka" (trans. Philip Roughton).Paperback, 624 pagesPublished 2022 by Archipelago Books (Originally published in two parts: Þú vínviður hreini (O Thou Pure Vine) in 1931 and Fuglinn í fjörunni (The Bird on the Beach) in 1932)ISBN: 19538612450:00 Halldór Laxness and Iceland7:01 Salka Valka22:51 ConclusionsIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3KsKI2PBooks mentioned:Gunnar Karlson, The History of Iceland (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000).Halldór Guðmundsson (trans. Philip Roughton), The Island: A Biography of Halldór Laxness (London: Quercus, 2008).Brad Leithauser’s review in the Wall Street Journal: wsj.com/articles/salka-valka-review-a-hard-working-heroine-of-iceland-halldor-laxness-11646407911Support me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#salkavalka #halldorlaxness #philiproughton #icelandicliterature #laxness #bookreview
THE DOLORIAD by Missouri Williams | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-08-23 | A book review of Missouri Williams' The Doloriad.Paperback, 226 pagesPublished 2022 by FSG (Originally published in 2022 by Dead Ink Books)ISBN: 0374605084If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3pFaYxiAuthors/artists mentioned:Ottessa MoshfeghFranz KafkaLászló KrasznahorkaiWolfgang HilbigThomas BernhardCormac McCarthyFernanda MelchorJonathan EdwardsHieronymus BoschSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#thedoloriad #missouriwilliams #bookreview
POGUEMAHONE by Patrick McCabe | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-08-19 | A book review of Poguemahone by Patrick McCabeHardcover, 603 pagesPublished 2022 by Unbound PublishingISBN: 18001811160:00 Poguemahone11:01 Some spoilers17:50 Conclusions*Note about the audiobook*: for whatever reason, the audio performance differs slightly from the text in the book. Occasionally it will add a phrase or two, and occasionally it will omit one. This isn’t too big of a deal as the changes are minor, but it can be a bit confusing and distracting if you’re reading alongside it.Authors mentioned:James JoyceEavan BolandEimear McBrideJon FosseAcross the Pond Podcast interview with McCabe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-34-patrick-mccabe-poguemahone/id1557842312?i=1000566335464If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3QBc3SnSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#poguemahone #patrickmccabe #bookreview
TOMB OF SAND by Geetanjali Shree | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-08-10 | A book review of Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand (trans. Daisy Rockwell).Softcover, 732 pagesPublished 2021 by Tilted Axis PressFirst published 2018 by Rajkamal Prakashan as रेत समाधिISBN: 1911284614Authors/ works mentioned:BeowulfKalevalaMahābhārataSalman RushdieItalo CalvinoJorge Luis BorgesSjónIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3zHz92xSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories#tombofsand #geetanjalishree #daisyrockwell #internationalbooker #bookreview
Books I read in June (Shree, Bolaño, Moshfegh, Albinati, Jensen) Travel Through Stories 2022-07-15 | A reading wrap up for the month of June.#wrapup #bookreview 0:00 Intro1:08 The Catholic School4:03 Tomb of Sand9:06 Antwerp13:16 The Moment19:11 LapvonaBooks read and discussed:The Catholic School by Edoardo Albinati (trans. Antony Shugaar)amzn.to/3ceGUVRMy review: youtube.com/watch?v=tqjt7b4JyZ8&Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (trans. Daisy Rockwell)amzn.to/3o2WRkpAntwerp by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer)amzn.to/3RvPoIaThe Moment by Peter Holm Jensenamzn.to/3O1PqocLapvona by Ottessa Moshfeghamzn.to/3AU0aC7My review: youtube.com/watch?v=rwxuW-CRjYU&@wastemailinglist726 youtube.com/channel/UC6TqI_9Rj0jWXsAGTnNmodwinstagram.com/wastemailinglist#TerraNostra22 Reading Group Discord Server: discord.com/invite/yyDKD9dzRsSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL by Edoardo Albinati | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-07-08 | A book review of Edoardo Albinati’s “The Catholic School”#thecatholicschool #edoardoalbinati #antonyshugaar #lascuolacattolicaIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3P7GRZZThe Catholic School by Edoardo Albinati, trans. Antony ShugaarHardcover, 1263 pagesPublished 2019 by Farrar, Straus and GirouxFirst published 2016 by RCS Libri S.p.A., Milan as La scuola cattolicaISBN: 03741192520:00 Introduction2:26 CRM9:00 The Catholic School16:18 QT and Fascism22:02 Masculinity30:31 ConclusionsAuthors mentioned:Carlos FuentesElena FerranteRoberto BolañoKarl Ove KnausgårdSigmund FreudJacques LacanMichel FoucaultLouis AlthusserAntonio GramsciJudith ButlerText interview with Albinati: 12thstreetonline.com/interview-with-edoardo-albinatiWASTE Mailing List: youtube.com/channel/UC6TqI_9Rj0jWXsAGTnNmodwinstagram.com/wastemailinglist#TerraNostra22 Reading Group Discord Server: discord.com/invite/yyDKD9dzRsSupport me on Ko-Fi or by becoming a Channel Member on YouTube!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstories
LAPVONA by Ottessa Moshfegh | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-07-01 | A book review of Ottessa Moshfegh's "Lapvona."If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3I7lMwgLapvona by Ottessa MoshfeghHardcover, 304 pagesPublished by Penguin Press, 2022ISBN: 0593300262Authors/Artists mentioned:Lauren GroffOisín FaganFrancisco de ZurbaránGeorges BatailleVladimir SorokinOther reviews mentioned:https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-oz/perspective/this-made-me-never-want-to-read-another-novel-again/news-story/80c58c2eb3764743928f79d4acf8092dtheguardian.com/books/2022/jun/14/lapvona-by-ottessa-moshfegh-review-a-carnival-of-the-grotesque#ottessamoshfegh #lapvona #bookreview
Books I Read in May (Sorokin, Ferrante, Ramqvist, Espedal, etc.) Travel Through Stories 2022-06-17 | A reading wrap up for the month of May.0:00 Intro0:52 The Bear Woman by Karolina Ramqvist6:11 Their Four Hearts, by Vladimir Sorokin10:52 Mondegreen, Volodymyr Rafeyenko17:33 Doom Town, Gabriel Blackwell18:42 Tramp, Tomas Espedal23:36 The Neapolitan Novels, Elena FerranteBooks read and discussedThe Bear Woman, by Karolina Ramqvist (trans. Saskia Vogel)amzn.to/3mSfRldTheir Four Hearts, by Vladimir Sorokin (trans. Max Lawton)amzn.to/3b8jgteCheck out what Will Self had to say about Sorokin, Lawton, and T4H: theneweuropean.co.uk/found-in-translationMondegreen: Songs about Death and Love, by Volodymyr Rafeyenko (trans. Mark Andryczyk)amzn.to/3QoVTfoDoom Town, by Gabriel Blackwellamzn.to/3OkrrkFMy review: youtu.be/y4M0P0IcDPQTramp: Or the Art of Living a Wild and Poetic Life, by Tomas Espedal (trans. James Anderson)amzn.to/3xXEGm8Neapolitan Novels, by Elena Ferrante (trans. Ann Goldstein)My Brilliant Friend (2012): amzn.to/395c94rThe Story of a New Name (2013): amzn.to/3NY22gkThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay (2014): amzn.to/3toMLxrThe Story of the Lost Child (2015): amzn.to/3QaZzkHMy review: youtu.be/E6KLd4G4Et8Support me on Ko-fi!ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT#wrapup #bookreview
THE NEAPOLITAN NOVELS by Elena Ferrante | Book(s) Review Travel Through Stories 2022-06-09 | A book review of the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, trans. Ann Goldstein (Europa Editions 2012-2015).The Neapolitan novels consists of four novels:My Brilliant Friend (2012): amzn.to/395c94rThe Story of a New Name (2013): amzn.to/3NY22gkThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay (2014): amzn.to/3toMLxrThe Story of the Lost Child (2015): amzn.to/3QaZzkHko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT#elenaferrante #anngoldstein #theneapolitannovels #mybrilliantfriend #bookreview
DOOM TOWN by Gabriel Blackwell | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-06-02 | A book review of Gabriel Blackwell’s “Doom Town,” (Zerogram Press, 2022).If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3ajNDgeAuthors/artists mentioned:Gerald MurnaneThomas BernhardJon FosseDag SolstadBo BurnhamStephen DixonStig SæterbakkenPola OloixaracListen to Gabriel Blackwell speak on the “Beyond the Zero” Podcast: podbean.com/ew/dir-z6im7-139e3fbe#gabrielblackwell #doomtown #zerogrampress #bookreview #books
Like The Northman? Read These | Viking Age Book Recommendations Travel Through Stories 2022-05-24 | In which I discuss some of the sources of and influences on The Northman and provide a kind of reading list for anyone interested in getting into these medieval traditions. Books discussed from Old Norse-Icelandic, Old English, and Middle English.0:00 Introduction2:12 The Poetic Edda3:53 fornaldarsögur8:41 Íslendingasögur17:05 Heimskringla18:18 Beowulf20:23 Havelok the Dane22:26 Academic booksTexts mentioned with my affiliate link to the edition/translation I recommend:Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum (amzn.to/3wNwfYy)The Poetic Edda (amzn.to/3Nuhhxx)Völsunga saga (amzn.to/3wIefQs. @JacksonCrawford also has a translation of Völsunga saga alongside Ragnars saga loðbrókar here: amzn.to/39LHPvx. I haven't read this translation, but I'm sure it's great!)Hrólfs saga kraka (amzn.to/3sSUrrm)Gísla saga Súrssonar (amzn.to/3PDQQHx)Egils saga (amzn.to/3PDQQHx)Grettis saga (amzn.to/3sVrf33)Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds (amzn.to/38dnCOV)Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu (amzn.to/38dnCOV)Kormáks saga (amzn.to/38dnCOV)Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa (amzn.to/38dnCOV)Víglundar saga (amzn.to/38dnCOV)Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla (amzn.to/3wHI0Bh)Beowulf (amzn.to/3LIhCvl)Havelok the Dane (The other Romances in this volume are also pretty interesting - King Horn is a personal favorite!: amzn.to/3PGtlh9. Online for free at: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/salisbury-four-romances-of-england-havelok-the-dane)Scholarship:Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (amzn.to/3PDFrr4)Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World (amzn.to/3LIiKPB)Tom Shippey, Laughing Shall I Die: Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikings (amzn.to/3lEGCZK)Thomas A. DuBois, Nordic Religions in the Viking Age (amzn.to/3NuWsSz)Christopher Abram, Myths of the Pagan North (amzn.to/3x55QpB)Jesse Byock, Feud in the Icelandic Saga (amzn.to/3sTZ2d0)Jesse Byock, Viking Age Iceland (amzn.to/3lB9rpQ)William Ian Miller, Bloodtaking and Peacemaking: Feud, Law, and Society in Saga Iceland (amzn.to/3lzIRgZ)#thenorthman #roberteggers #sjón #medieval #medievalliterature #Icelandicsagas #sagasoftheicelanders #oldnorse #oldenglish #bookrecommendations
The Northman: A Medievalists Thoughts Travel Through Stories 2022-05-18 | In this video I explore how The Northman adapts the “Viking Imaginary” or the “Viking Fantasy” that is depicted in the medieval Icelandic sagas. I discuss how the Íslendingasögur and the fornaldarsögur recreate the Viking Age and discuss how Robert Eggers and Sjón were influenced by these sagas moreso than any other source.This video contains minor spoilers.Stay tuned for a follow-up video which looks more directly at the specific sagas (as well as some non-saga medieval texts) which serves as inspiration for scenes in The Northman.0:00 Introduction2:55 Adapting the "Viking Fantasy"9:46 Rites and Rituals11:33 Berserkir and Ulfheðnar13:57 The Fantastic, Draugr, Valkyries16:21 Feuds, Fate, and Gender20:49 Accents and Tattoos22:43 Conclusions@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy video on Saxo's version of the story of Amleth: youtube.com/watch?v=haD8aQAfInQ&ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT#thenorthman #roberteggers #sjon #icelandicsagas #medievalist #vikingfantasy
Books I Read in April (Mitchell, Süskind, Yu, Murnane, Harwicz, Drndić, etc.) Travel Through Stories 2022-05-11 | A reading wrap up for the month of April.0:00 Intro0:56 To Live, Yu Hua4:59 The Plains, Gerald Murnane6:37 White Mythology, WD Clarke14:33 Duplex, Kathryn Davis17:23 Die, My Love, Ariana Harwicz18:50 Feebleminded, Ariana Harwicz20:42 The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, David Mitchell24:30 An Angel Walks through the Stage, Jon Fosse25:59 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Patrick Süskind33:24 Barley Patch, Gerald Murnane36:03 Xstabeth, David Keenan38:04 Canzone di Guerra, Daša DrndićBook reviews and affiliate links below:If you are planning on buying any of these books, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!Books read and discussed:To Live, by Yu Hua (trans. Michael Berry)amzn.to/3stWmCuThe Plains, by Gerald Murnaneamzn.to/3FxNeClMy review: youtube.com/watch?v=PFe2MxY99VE&White Mythology, by WD Clarkecoronasamizdat.com/index.php?id_product=60&rewrite=white-mythology&controller=productDuplex, by Kathryn Davisamzn.to/3FD3H84Die, My Love, by Ariana Harwicz (trans. Sarah Moses and Caroline Orloff)amzn.to/3l2VkcwMy review: youtube.com/watch?v=huTFoVqoKakFeebleminded, by Ariana Harwicz (trans. Annie McDermott and Carolina Orloff)amzn.to/3FyB0sYThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchellamzn.to/3FxOd5vAn Angel Walks through the Stage and Other Essays, by Jon Fosse (trans. May-Brit Akerholt)amzn.to/39h5aFmPerfume: The Story of a Murderer, by Patrick Süskind (trans. John E. Woods)amzn.to/38fIJAfBarley Patch, by Gerald Murnaneamzn.to/3srsHdcSpine Crackers Podcast episode: youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0hgOVa1oESpine Crackers YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCa5Q4hi8v5ftPz89kiLwswAXstabeth, by David Keenanamzn.to/3FD4ENGCanzone di Guerra, Daša Drndić (trans. Celia Hawkesworth)amzn.to/3vPcWidMy review: youtube.com/watch?v=-wmVIHidDsU&ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT#wrapup #bookreview
CANZONE DI GUERRA (Battle Songs) by Daša Drndić | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-05-07 | A book review of Daša Drndić's "Canzone di Guerra," trans. Celia Hawkesworth (Istros books, 2022, originally published in 1998). This has also been published as "Battle Songs" in the US by New Directions.If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate link to support me!amzn.to/3vPcWidAuthors mentioned:WG SebaldPrimo LeviTadeusz BorowskiThomas BernhardPlease pardon my Italian pronunciation.ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT#canzonediguerra #dašadrndić #celiahawkesworth #istrosbooks #trieste #eeg #bookreview
THE PLAINS by Gerald Murnane | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-04-28 | A book review of Gerald Murnane’s “The Plains,” (Text Publishing Melbourne Australia, 2012, original published in 1982).If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!amzn.to/3kjC3Dh0:00 Introduction2:00 Murnane’s sentences6:35 The search12:14 Mysticism, the “topography of my mind,” and “true fiction,”18:57 Landscape with Darkness and MirageThis video drew more heavily than usual on a few different articles and monographs. Please refer to them for further reading:Harris, William. “The Plains - Gerald Murnane,” Full Stop, July 6, 2017: full-stop.net/2017/07/06/reviews/william-harris/the-plains-gerald-murnaneLerner, Ben. “A Strange Australian Masterpiece,” The New Yorker, March 29, 2017: newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-strange-australian-masterpieceMcInerney, Harriet L. “Apprehending Landscapes: The Uncanny and Gerald Murnane’s The Plains,” Antipodes 31.1 (2017): 133-144.McNamee, Brendan. Grounded Visionary: The Mystic Fictions of Gerald Murnane. Peter Lang: New York, 2019.Uhlmann, Anthony (ed.). Gerald Murnane: Another World in This One. Sydney: Sydney University Press, 2020. (Most of these papers can also be viewed on The Writing and Society Research Centre YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCdl1COtw8O-2kKLUCG4liSQ) See especially: - Tristan Foster, “Scenes from Gerald Murnane’s Golf Club,” 9-11 (also at: theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/26/scenes-gerald-murnanes-golf-club - Shannon Burns, “Truth, Fiction and True Fiction,” 29-3 - Emmett Stinson, “Retrospective Intention: The Implied Author and the Coherence of the Oeuvre in Border Districts and The Plains,” 45-61 - Gerald Murnane, “The Still-Breathing Author,” 163-177.For Murnane’s spoken-word album, see: music.culturesack.com/album/words-in-orderFor Murnane’s archives, see: musicandliterature.org/features/2013/11/11/the-three-archives-of-gerald-murnaneko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT#theplains #geraldmurnane #murnane #bookreview #australianliterature
DIE, MY LOVE by Ariana Harwicz | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-04-21 | A book review of Ariana Harwicz's Die, My Love, trans. Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff (Charco Press, 2017).If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore, however, If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!amzn.to/3xHi9dyAuthors/Artists mentioned:Charlotte Perkins GilmanSylvia PlathKate ChopinKjersti A. SkomsvoldJesmyn WardAndrew WyethFernanda MelchorInterview with Ariana Harwicz from: neverimitate.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/author-interview-ariana-harwiczko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT#diemylove #arianaharwicz #sarahmoses #carolinaorloff #bookreview
Books I Read in March (Fosse, De Assis, Tawada, Park, Eika, Hall, etc.) Travel Through Stories 2022-04-11 | #wrapup #bookreviewA reading wrap-up for March 2022.0:00 Introduction01:15 Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada (trans. Margaret Mitsutani)06:37 Warlock by Oakley Hall09:26 The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell (trans. Charlotte Mandell)12:10 Septology by Jon Fosse (trans. Damion Searls)18:27 Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park (trans. Anton Hur)21:01 After the Sun by Jonas Eika (trans. Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg)23:11 The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis (trans. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson)27:40 Aurelia, Aurélia: A Memoir by Kathryn Davis30:22 ConclusionsIf you are planning on buying any of the books, consider buying from your local independent bookstore. If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!Scattered All Over the Earth: amzn.to/3jpxuqDWarlock: amzn.to/3DZDjVpThe Kindly Ones: amzn.to/3usN2jDThe Other Name: amzn.to/35ZQMjiI Is Another: amzn.to/3xdzQBcA New Name: amzn.to/3us2b4YLove in the Big City: amzn.to/377rG2sAfter the Sun: amzn.to/3jt7MlkThe Posthumous Memoirs: amzn.to/3JsYOPhAurelia, Aurélia: amzn.to/3utTUxhMy review of Warlock by Oakley Hall: youtu.be/zwAIUo9o1nkMy review of The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell: youtu.be/H78ox0n6BS0ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
THE KINDLY ONES, by Jonathan Littell | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-04-02 | #thekindlyones #jonathanlittell #charlottemandell #lesbienveillantesA disorganized book review of Jonathan Littell's "The Kindly Ones," trans. Charlotte Mandell (Harper, 2009).Authors mentioned:Cormac McCarthyTadeusz BorowskiPrimo LeviPéter NádasIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore. If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!amzn.to/3619fw1Read some other reviews:Positive:thenation.com/article/archive/nazi-zelig-jonathan-littells-kindly-onestheguardian.com/books/2009/feb/22/history-holocaust-books-jonathan-littellforeignpolicy.com/2009/10/15/the-american-in-parisNegative:newrepublic.com/article/63768/night-and-cogwashingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/06/AR2009030602860.htmlko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
WARLOCK, by Oakley Hall | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-03-28 | #oakleyhall #warlock #bookreviewA book review of Oakley Hall's Warlock (NYRB, 2006, originally published 1958).If you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore. If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!amzn.to/3DZDjVpAuthors mentioned:Cormac McCarthyThomas PynchonBeowulf-PoetSamuel Chamberlainko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
MAIDENHAIR, by Mikhail Shishkin | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-03-14 | #maidenhair #mikhailshishkin #marianschwartzA book review of Mikhail's Shishkin's Maidenhair, trans. Marian Schwartz (Open Letter, 2012).00:00 Introduction06:56 Q&A/Interrogation scenes15:48 "Plagiarism" Accusations20:16 Bella's Story23:14 Letters to Nebuchadnezzarsaurus25:36 Shishkin and Joyce31:09 "Maidenhair"32:17 ConclusionsIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore. If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!amzn.to/3JwOmGFBibliography/ Further Reading:José Vergara, All Future Plunges to the Past: James Joyce in Russian Literature (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2021)theuntranslated.wordpress.com/2014/04/26/the-capture-of-ismail-%d0%b2%d0%b7%d1%8f%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bc%d0%b0%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b0-by-mikhail-shishkinhttp://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/2016/09/23/maidenhair-by-mikhail-shishkin-an-open-letter-book-to-read/complete-review.com/reviews/shishkin/maidenhair.htmharvardreview.org/book-review/maidenhairhttp://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/2012/07/31/maidenhair/theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/07/russians-ukrainians-putin-army-freedom-mikhail-shishkinJoyce's Letter to George Antheil, 3 January 1931, in The Letters of James Joyce, ed. Gilbert (New York: Viking, 1966) 1:297.Thanks to Yahaira for the scan of Joyce's letter to George Antheil!Addendum on the palindrome section: at the time of recording, I didn't even notice that Marian Schwartz somehow managed to actually capture the palindromes... Andrei at The Untranslated posted a side-by-side picture of the original Russian next to the translations: twitter.com/TheUntranslated/status/1503396120550154241 . What a feat of linguistic acrobatics...ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
Books I Read in February (Zhadan, Sebald, Hilbig, Solstad, Kobek, Skomsvold, etc.) Travel Through Stories 2022-03-04 | #wrapup #bookreview #travelthroughstoriesA reading wrap-up for February 2022. 0:00 Intro01:16 On the Natural History of Destruction, W. G. Sebald05:52 Old Rendering Plant, Wolfgang Hilbig11:43 Shyness and Dignity, Dag Solstad17:21 Do Everything Wrong! XXXTENTACION Against The World, Jarrett Kobek25:29 The Orphanage, Serhiy Zhadan32:41 The Child, Kjersti A. Skomsvold35:27 Memory of Water, Emmi Itäranta38:50 Gormenghast Trilogy, Mervyn PeakeMy full review of Gormenghast: youtube.com/watch?v=_ElLsN7Ll70&tMarc Nash on Jarrett Kobek: youtube.com/watch?v=70al_5uTPrwRyan Alexander’s review of Hilbig’s The Interim: statorec.com/unnatural-history-of-construction-by-ryan-alexanderko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
Why You Should Read Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake Travel Through Stories 2022-02-28 | #gormenghast #mervynpeake #fantasy #titusgroanA book review of/ introduction to Mervyn Peake's GORMENGHAST (The Overlook Press, 2020), originally published in 1946, 1950, and 1959.0:00 Teaser0:41 Introduction2:09 Characters, setting6:32 Gothic literary tradition9:36 Writing style11:43 ConclusionsIf you are planning on buying this book, consider buying from your local independent bookstore. If you are going to use Amazon, consider using my affiliate links to support me!amzn.to/3DYTK4lIt should be noted that the “Gomenghast trilogy” was left unfinished at the time of Peake’s death. In fact, many readers think that the 3rd book in the series is notably weaker than the first two as Peake was writing it while ill. While I agree that the first two books are significantly stronger than than the third book and I (obviously) wish that Peake had time to finish his Gormenghast books, I really don’t think this should deter readers from diving into Gormenghast.Books/authors mentioned:Jane AustenCharles DickensNathaniel HawthorneEdgar Allan PoeLewis CarrollFyodor DostoevskySamuel Taylor ColeridgeAlexander DumasJ. R. R. TolkienDaphne du Maurierko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
Q & A (Part 2) | 1,000 Subscriber Special Travel Through Stories 2022-02-24 | #booktube #qanda #travelthroughstories0:17 Q10:40 Q21:48 Q32:36 Q43:09 Q54:48 Q67:26 Q79:22 Q811:01 Q911:49 Q1013:12 Q1114:26 Q1216:00 Q1316:55 Q1417:43 Q1518:22 Q1621:42 Q1722:02 Q1824:20 Q1925:28 Q2027:45 Q2130:23 Q2233:47 Q2334:41 Q2435:22 Q2538:30 Q26Featuring Questions from:whatpageareyouonFraser SimonsEric Karl AndersonGarrett JenkinsNoah BlackerSpeed RacerTiago RibeiroOlivromefisgouGeorge SalisJiayuanCSpinecrackers PodcastSatanick MukhutyReader.DrinkerUlisses BrandaoBooks/movies/albums mentioned:Toni Morrison, The Blue EyeToni Morrison, BelovedToni Morrison, Song of SolomonIan McQuire, The North WaterJohn Williams, StonerHalldór Laxness, BrekkukotsannállDavid Lowery, The Green Knight (2021)Mel Gibson, Braveheart (1995)Eyrbyggja sagaBeowulf (obviously)Maidenhair, Mikhail ShishkinTarjei Vesaas, The BirdsTadeusz Borowski, This Way for the Gas, Ladies and GentlemenPercival Everrett, The TreesDaša DrndićJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis, The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás CubasJohn Milton, Paradise LostSnorri Sturluson, HeimskringlaEgils saga Björk, VespertinePeter Jackson, The Fellowship of the Rings (2001)Can XueJane AustenVirginia WolffKnut Hamsun, The Growth of SoilPéter Nádas, Parallel StoriesKarl Ove Knausgård, My StruggleMagnus JohanÓlafur ArnaldsVíkingur ÓlafssonPhilip GlassNjáls sagaGísla sagaMartin Scorsese, The Gangs of New York (2002)Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will be Blood (2007) Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Yuri Herrera, Signs Preceding the End of the WorldSjón, The Blue FoxBéla Tarr, Sátántangó (1994)Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Heaven and HellSafdie Brothers, Uncut Gems (2019), Good Time (2017)Tom Kristensen, HavocCormac McCarthy, Blood Meridianko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
MONA, by Pola Oloixarac | Book Review Travel Through Stories 2022-02-21 | #mona #polaoloixarac #adammorrisA book review of Pola Oloixarac’s “Mona,” trans. Adam Morris (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021).ko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
Q & A (Part 1) | 1,000 Subscriber Special Travel Through Stories 2022-02-15 | #booktube #qanda #travelthroughstories01:26 Q102:35 Q204:03 Q304:27 Q406:19 Q507:47 Q609:10 Q710:35 Q812:40 Q914:46 Q1015:43 Q1116:39 Q1217:10 Q1317:56 Q1418:43 Q1520:53 Q1622:31 Q1728:39 Q1830:28 Q1931:46 Q20Featuring questions from:Yahaira FerreiraThe InterpolationsTrey SmithAboutchuckbMatthewMorbid SwitherI_rifatBooks mentioned:Cormac McCarthy, Blood MeridianBeowulfJón Kalman Stefánsson, Heaven and HellExeter Book (Old English poetry anthology - a good edition is the translation by Kevin Crossley Holland in “The Anglo-Saxon World,” pub. Oxford University Press. This edition doesn’t include the Old English.)Poetic Edda (Old Norse poetry anthology - a good edition is the translation by Carolyne Larrington in “The Poetic Edda,” pub. Oxford University Press. This edition doesn't include the Old Norse-Icelandic.)Olav H. Hauge, The Dreams We CarryTarjei Vesaas, Through Naked BranchesCantar de mio CidPéter Nádas, Parallel StoriesNino Haratischwili, The Eighth LifeVarious sagas of the Icelanders. “The Sagas of the Icelanders,” Viking, 2000. (Sagas I recommend starting with: Gisli Surrson’s saga; the saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Goði; Egil’s saga; the saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue.)Music mentioned:Björk, BacheloretteJóhann JóhannssonHildur GuðnadóttirÓlafur ArnaldsVíkingur ÓlafssonPhilip GlassBRÍET, Esjanko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
Books I Read in January (Keenan, Ørstavik, Shishkin, Freedenberg, Zambreno, Oloixarac, etc.) Travel Through Stories 2022-02-02 | #wrapup #bookreviewBooks read:Hanne Ørstavik, THE PASTORSjón, THE BLUE FOX (Full review here: youtube.com/watch?v=HFnaDLXcusE&t)Pola Oloixarac, MONAJenny Hval, GIRLS AGAINST GODMarina and Sergey Dyachenko, VITA NOSTRAKate Zambreno, DRIFTSJordanna Max Brodsky, THE WOLF IN THE WHALEMikhail Shishkin, MAIDENHAIRPhillip Freedenberg, AMERICA AND THE CULT OF THE CACTUS BOOTS: A DIAGNOSTIC (Full review here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZzfC_plJkHU)David Keenan, MONUMENT MAKERFraser Simons’ video on VITA NOSTRA - youtube.com/watch?v=kujSi1kSFPQko-fi.com/travelthroughstoriestwitter.com/TravelStoriesYT
