Michael Jarvie
@michaeljarvie.bsky.social
Samizdat novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, poet, editor.Translator of Georg Trakl and Gerhart Hauptmann. Working Class. Marxist. Atheist. Coming in 2026 Transformer: Writing the Black Country by Zero Books. Despised by New Writing North.
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Michael Jarvie
@michaeljarvie.bsky.social
· Sep 26
amzn.eu/d/h42Z1K2 My translations of three novellas by Nobel laureate Gerhart Hauptmann.
James Joyce learned German in order to read his work. High praise indeed coming from that prose master.
#hauptmann #booksky #translation
James Joyce learned German in order to read his work. High praise indeed coming from that prose master.
#hauptmann #booksky #translation
THIEL THE LEVEL-CROSSING KEEPER AND OTHER STORIES
THIEL THE LEVEL-CROSSING KEEPER AND OTHER STORIES eBook : JARVIE, MICHAEL: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
amzn.eu/d/h42Z1K2 My translations of three novellas by Nobel laureate Gerhart Hauptmann.
James Joyce learned German in order to read his work. High praise indeed coming from that prose master.
#hauptmann #booksky #translation
James Joyce learned German in order to read his work. High praise indeed coming from that prose master.
#hauptmann #booksky #translation
Still going strong.
By rights Autumnal Elegies should have been published by Penguin Books or in the Oxford World’s Classics series, but I’m working class so that was never going to happen.
#poetry #translation #booksky
By rights Autumnal Elegies should have been published by Penguin Books or in the Oxford World’s Classics series, but I’m working class so that was never going to happen.
#poetry #translation #booksky
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Still going strong.
By rights Autumnal Elegies should have been published by Penguin Books or in the Oxford World’s Classics series, but I’m working class so that was never going to happen.
#poetry #translation #booksky
By rights Autumnal Elegies should have been published by Penguin Books or in the Oxford World’s Classics series, but I’m working class so that was never going to happen.
#poetry #translation #booksky
So I’ve beaten last year’s total with a few weeks to spare.
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation
#trakl
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation
#trakl
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
So I’ve beaten last year’s total with a few weeks to spare.
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation
#trakl
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation
#trakl
Not a bad November as it turns out.
9 sales and 539 page reads for Autumnal Elegies.
#poetry #translation #trakl #booksky
9 sales and 539 page reads for Autumnal Elegies.
#poetry #translation #trakl #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Not a bad November as it turns out.
9 sales and 539 page reads for Autumnal Elegies.
#poetry #translation #trakl #booksky
9 sales and 539 page reads for Autumnal Elegies.
#poetry #translation #trakl #booksky
Total earnings from proofreading and editing in 2025 = £40.
AI wins again. Jarvie loses.
#proofreading #editing
AI wins again. Jarvie loses.
#proofreading #editing
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Total earnings from proofreading and editing in 2025 = £40.
AI wins again. Jarvie loses.
#proofreading #editing
AI wins again. Jarvie loses.
#proofreading #editing
linktr.ee/michaelkjarvie This is an ideal free resource for writers.
As a poor working-class writer I can’t afford a website.
I’m also not permitted to earn any money from proofreading and editing.
My only source of income is book sales on Amazon since bookshops refuse to stock my work.
As a poor working-class writer I can’t afford a website.
I’m also not permitted to earn any money from proofreading and editing.
My only source of income is book sales on Amazon since bookshops refuse to stock my work.
michaelkjarvie | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Working-class writer. Author of six books - The Prison, Black Art, Autumnal Elegies, Into the Silence, Sonata Form, and Thiel the Level-Crossing Keeper. Athe...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
linktr.ee/michaelkjarvie This is an ideal free resource for writers.
As a poor working-class writer I can’t afford a website.
I’m also not permitted to earn any money from proofreading and editing.
My only source of income is book sales on Amazon since bookshops refuse to stock my work.
As a poor working-class writer I can’t afford a website.
I’m also not permitted to earn any money from proofreading and editing.
My only source of income is book sales on Amazon since bookshops refuse to stock my work.
Only 3 more sales required to equal 2024.
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation #trakl
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation #trakl
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Only 3 more sales required to equal 2024.
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation #trakl
A working-class translator is something to be.
#booksky #poetry #translation #trakl
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The month so far.
Someone has been busy reading Autumnal Elegies.
#booksky #reading #poetry #translation
Someone has been busy reading Autumnal Elegies.
#booksky #reading #poetry #translation
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The month so far.
Someone has been busy reading Autumnal Elegies.
#booksky #reading #poetry #translation
Someone has been busy reading Autumnal Elegies.
#booksky #reading #poetry #translation
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today’s poem for Remembrance Day is by Georg Trakl.
German military losses in World War One amounted to 2 million dead.
#poetry #war #germany #translation #trakl
German military losses in World War One amounted to 2 million dead.
#poetry #war #germany #translation #trakl
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today’s poem for Remembrance Day is by Georg Trakl.
German military losses in World War One amounted to 2 million dead.
#poetry #war #germany #translation #trakl
German military losses in World War One amounted to 2 million dead.
#poetry #war #germany #translation #trakl
I can now confirm that my essay about the Black Country entitled “From Dusseldorf to Dudley (via Darlington)” is scheduled for publication in May/June 2026 by Zero Books.
The title of the volume containing my essay is “Transformer: Writing the Black Country”.
#booksky #writing
The title of the volume containing my essay is “Transformer: Writing the Black Country”.
#booksky #writing
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
October 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Shortlisted this time.
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Shortlisted this time.
Ten perfect years of submitting my work for no reward.
I really must keep it up.
I really must keep it up.
October 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Ten perfect years of submitting my work for no reward.
I really must keep it up.
I really must keep it up.
Imagine sending this gibberish to an author.
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Imagine sending this gibberish to an author.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Made me laugh.
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv called off by police after 'violent riots'
The derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv is cancelled before kick-off after police say
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October 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Made me laugh.
Put a filter on my incoming emails. The words “book trailer“ mean automatic deletion.
Let’s see if this works.
Let’s see if this works.
October 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Put a filter on my incoming emails. The words “book trailer“ mean automatic deletion.
Let’s see if this works.
Let’s see if this works.
As I near 800 followers allow me to introduce myself. I’m a working-class writer/translator, the author of six self-published books.
My work is however despised by the middle-class gatekeepers who control UK publishing.
An essay I wrote about the Black Country is due to be published by Zero Books.
My work is however despised by the middle-class gatekeepers who control UK publishing.
An essay I wrote about the Black Country is due to be published by Zero Books.
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As I near 800 followers allow me to introduce myself. I’m a working-class writer/translator, the author of six self-published books.
My work is however despised by the middle-class gatekeepers who control UK publishing.
An essay I wrote about the Black Country is due to be published by Zero Books.
My work is however despised by the middle-class gatekeepers who control UK publishing.
An essay I wrote about the Black Country is due to be published by Zero Books.
October 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
linktr.ee/michaelkjarvie Just a reminder where you can find me.
I’m poor and working class so as a self published author that means I can’t afford a website. So I do the best I can with free resources.
I’m poor and working class so as a self published author that means I can’t afford a website. So I do the best I can with free resources.
michaelkjarvie | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Working-class writer. Author of six books - The Prison, Black Art, Autumnal Elegies, Into the Silence, Sonata Form, and Thiel the Level-Crossing Keeper. Athe...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
linktr.ee/michaelkjarvie Just a reminder where you can find me.
I’m poor and working class so as a self published author that means I can’t afford a website. So I do the best I can with free resources.
I’m poor and working class so as a self published author that means I can’t afford a website. So I do the best I can with free resources.
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM