Hatred for simplified Chinese characters
Jeffrey Yang wrestled with translating Bei Dao’s essay on the Zhou brothers, my favorite piece in Granta’s Chicago issue.
Jeffrey Yang wrestled with translating Bei Dao’s essay on the Zhou brothers, my favorite piece in Granta’s Chicago issue.
Does the brain like ebooks? Mine does, but I wouldn’t propose to extrapolate any universal principle from my experience.
Victor LaValle, Asali Solomon, and Michael Thomas discuss Ellison’s Invisible Man 10/19 on the UES.
Words Without Borders excerpts Herta Müller’s new novel. Related: Nobel as validation of the work of small presses. (Via.)
Charles McGrath says bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley’s new memoir at times recalls his songs, “full of pain and loss.” (Via.)