Andrei
@theuntranslated.bsky.social
Founder of The Untranslated, a blog about significant literary works not yet translated into English
https://theuntranslated.wordpress.com/
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Thankful for all of the writers, translators, and readers who still believe in the possibilities of literature.
Here is the SCHATTENFROH balloon from the Macy’s parade this morning. Slightly smaller than the real book, but what can you do?
Here is the SCHATTENFROH balloon from the Macy’s parade this morning. Slightly smaller than the real book, but what can you do?
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thankful for all of the writers, translators, and readers who still believe in the possibilities of literature.
Here is the SCHATTENFROH balloon from the Macy’s parade this morning. Slightly smaller than the real book, but what can you do?
Here is the SCHATTENFROH balloon from the Macy’s parade this morning. Slightly smaller than the real book, but what can you do?
Franciszek Starowieyski
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Franciszek Starowieyski
Epic book haul from Brazil
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Epic book haul from Brazil
According to Cărtărescu in this interview, the English translation of Part 2 of the Blinding Trilogy will be published in the spring of 2027. He says the translator is Gabi Reigh.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
A deep dive into the most challenging book I’ve ever read with Mircea Cartarescu
YouTube video by Eric Karl Anderson
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November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
According to Cărtărescu in this interview, the English translation of Part 2 of the Blinding Trilogy will be published in the spring of 2027. He says the translator is Gabi Reigh.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
Etchings from the series The Road to Peace by Aref El Rayess
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Etchings from the series The Road to Peace by Aref El Rayess
This is how to begin a novel
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is how to begin a novel
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Schattenfroh: The Book About Everything Including Itself
YouTube video by Lawrence Debbs's Booklist
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November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Vasily Kandinsky's Saint Georges
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Vasily Kandinsky's Saint Georges
5-star review of Theodoros by Remo Verdickt in De Standaard
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
5-star review of Theodoros by Remo Verdickt in De Standaard
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While we are both delighted and relieved to see Boualem Sansal pardoned and able to reunite with his family, he should never have been deprived of his freedom in the first place. Algeria must do better in protecting writers’ freedom of expression. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Algeria pardons French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal
Algeria’s president on Wednesday granted a humanitarian pardon to French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal following a German request for his release. The 81-year-old writer, whose year-long imprisonme...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
While we are both delighted and relieved to see Boualem Sansal pardoned and able to reunite with his family, he should never have been deprived of his freedom in the first place. Algeria must do better in protecting writers’ freedom of expression. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Pair of charmingly grumpy owls out on skates for winter fun. Have even brought along a snack! By Adriaen van de Venne, who died (alas!) on this day 1662.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Pair of charmingly grumpy owls out on skates for winter fun. Have even brought along a snack! By Adriaen van de Venne, who died (alas!) on this day 1662.
Brazilian book haul
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Brazilian book haul
"Altamente recomendable para quien busque una experiencia en su totalidad, sus fragmentos pueden funcionar por si solos pero Schattenfroh es una pieza en su totalidad y tal como la vida, se entiende [...] en retrospectiva"
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
MVG's review of Schattenfroh
5/5: Comencemos mencionando que Schattenfroh NO es una Novela, tal como menciona la portada Schattenfroh es un Réquiem. A duras penas puedo llamarle a Schattenfroh un libro si no un texto, un escrito,...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Altamente recomendable para quien busque una experiencia en su totalidad, sus fragmentos pueden funcionar por si solos pero Schattenfroh es una pieza en su totalidad y tal como la vida, se entiende [...] en retrospectiva"
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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This week at JHU: AGHI in Translation! Read the excerpt from SCHATTENFROH by Michael Lentz, translated from the German by Max Lawton, then attend the events with Lawton and Deep Vellum publisher Will Evans on Nov. 12 & 13 in Baltimore.
hopkinsreview.com/features/fro...
hopkinsreview.com/features/fro...
From SCHATTENFROH — The Hopkins Review
Translated from the German by Max Lawton and published by Deep Vellum through the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute's AGHI in Translation initiative, Michael Lentz's first novel translated into Eng...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This week at JHU: AGHI in Translation! Read the excerpt from SCHATTENFROH by Michael Lentz, translated from the German by Max Lawton, then attend the events with Lawton and Deep Vellum publisher Will Evans on Nov. 12 & 13 in Baltimore.
hopkinsreview.com/features/fro...
hopkinsreview.com/features/fro...
We have another 1-hour video review of Schattenfroh, from a fairly recent BookTube channel called Gravity's Random.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JVq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JVq...
Schattenfroh (Michael Lentz, trans. Max Lawton) | BOOK REVIEW
YouTube video by Gravity's Random
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November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We have another 1-hour video review of Schattenfroh, from a fairly recent BookTube channel called Gravity's Random.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JVq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JVq...
I don't buy that many trinkets, but here's the bestiary I have amassed:
Scarab from Luxor, windmill from Amsterdam, golem from Prague, longhorn skull from Texas, hippo from Alexandria, camel from Petra, lizard from Barcelona, mask from Venice.
Scarab from Luxor, windmill from Amsterdam, golem from Prague, longhorn skull from Texas, hippo from Alexandria, camel from Petra, lizard from Barcelona, mask from Venice.
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I don't buy that many trinkets, but here's the bestiary I have amassed:
Scarab from Luxor, windmill from Amsterdam, golem from Prague, longhorn skull from Texas, hippo from Alexandria, camel from Petra, lizard from Barcelona, mask from Venice.
Scarab from Luxor, windmill from Amsterdam, golem from Prague, longhorn skull from Texas, hippo from Alexandria, camel from Petra, lizard from Barcelona, mask from Venice.
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There are angels hovering round: sacristy of S. Marco, Basilica of the Santa Casa, Loreto. Painted in 1477 by Melozzo da Forli, angel man, whose day is today.
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There are angels hovering round: sacristy of S. Marco, Basilica of the Santa Casa, Loreto. Painted in 1477 by Melozzo da Forli, angel man, whose day is today.
Congrats to Laure Hinckel for winning Le Grand Prix de traduction de la Ville d’Arles 2025 for her corruscating translation of Mircea Cărtărescu's Theodoros!
actualitte.com/article/1273...
actualitte.com/article/1273...
Laure Hinckel remporte le Grand Prix de traduction de la Ville d’Arles 2025
Porté par ATLAS, l’Association pour la promotion de la traduction littéraire, le Grand Prix de traduction de la Ville d’Arles, doté de 5000 €, a été...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Congrats to Laure Hinckel for winning Le Grand Prix de traduction de la Ville d’Arles 2025 for her corruscating translation of Mircea Cărtărescu's Theodoros!
actualitte.com/article/1273...
actualitte.com/article/1273...
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De Roemeen Mircea #Cartarescu schrijft bizarre romans waarin hij onze verbeelding tot in het oneindige oprekt. Zo ook in #Theodoros: een duizelingwekkend weefsel van hallucinante verhalen over een "keizer van de oneindigheid". Voor mij de roman van het jaar: boekenkrant.com/recensie/the...
Essay: Theodoros - Boekenkrant
Theodoros, een zoon van arbeiders die in een fictieverhaal opklimt tot grote hoogte, en daarna weer net zo hard valt.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
De Roemeen Mircea #Cartarescu schrijft bizarre romans waarin hij onze verbeelding tot in het oneindige oprekt. Zo ook in #Theodoros: een duizelingwekkend weefsel van hallucinante verhalen over een "keizer van de oneindigheid". Voor mij de roman van het jaar: boekenkrant.com/recensie/the...
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So, I’ve had it for a while, and my mind had been scattered and going through some dark places this week, I could just start reading this and writting down some thoughts here to get back some degree of literary competency
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
So, I’ve had it for a while, and my mind had been scattered and going through some dark places this week, I could just start reading this and writting down some thoughts here to get back some degree of literary competency
novembre 2025 – La viduité
1 article publié par viduite en November 2025
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November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM