Resuscitating “the Chinese William Faulkner”
In the current A Public Space, Yiyun Li translates the letters of Chinese writer Shen Congwen, who stopped writing fiction after a nervous breakdown and saw his books burned. (Via.)
In the current A Public Space, Yiyun Li translates the letters of Chinese writer Shen Congwen, who stopped writing fiction after a nervous breakdown and saw his books burned. (Via.)
As the 25th anniversary of Philip Larkin’s death approaches, a statue of the poet has been commissioned. See also Alex Balk’s ranking of his poems.
Iris Murdoch’s letters to David Morgan, a student who became her lover, are collected in With Love and Rage, a new book out tomorrow.
Edith Grossman is one of the finest literary translators working today, says Jessa Crispin, but her new book on the art is disappointing.