Literary Radar

Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.

Literary Translations and Crossword Puzzles Are More Similar Than You Think | Electric Literature | 30/03/2021

The Job as a translator and the hobby as a puzzle-maker share an understanding of language as a space for play.

 

Art and War: World War II Graphic Novels | New York Public Library | 23/03/2021

The graphic novel format offers a unique way to approach World War II as it creates a multisensory experience. 

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How Would the Publishing World Respond to Lolita Today? | Lit Hub | 16/03/2021

Jenny Minton Quigley on the novel her father published. 

 

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“On the Road,” Again | Los Angeles Review of Books | 12/03/2021

Taking Jack Kerouac for another spin on the author's 99th birthday. 

 

Translating a Book Caught Between Two Languages | The New York Times | 02/03/2021

In "An I-Novel" Minae Mizumura fictionalizes her American life by uniting the style of two languages and cultures.

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Why the End of Atonement Is a Triumph for Unreliable Narrators | Vulture | 25/02/2021

The ending of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel reminds readers that fiction without misrepresentation is impossible. 

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