A novel translated by Katherine Silver “How could such a tragedy have happened, my dear,” begins Laura Rivera’s desultory, breathless stream-of-consciousness narration of events surrounding the murder of her best friend, Olga María. Nobody knows who […]
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A novel translated by Paul Vincent Originally published in Flemish in 1947, My Little War is a fictionalized account of Louis Paul Boon’s experiences during World War II. After serving a mere three days on the frontlines, […]
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Each issue we invite a widely published Pittsburgh author to contribute a work-in-progress or an excerpt from a new book, and to select an up-and-coming writer who deserves attention from our readers. This issue, celebrated author […]
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Over the past 42 years, more than 1,000 writers from over 120 countries have attended the prestigious International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. For the past three years, IWP and City of Asylum/Pittsburgh have […]
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Synopsis By E.J. Van Lanen, editor of Open Letter The Golden Calf follows the adventures of Ostap Bender, the “grand strategist,” a con man on the make in the Soviet Union during the New Economic Policy […]
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A novel in progress translated by Assurbanipal Babilla, edited by Desiree Cooper Synopsis On an island in the Persian Gulf, Captain Abd, his wife and his beautiful twin daughters, Marjaneh and Marjan, live in tranquility. The […]
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The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book, The Selected Prose of Heinrich von Kleist by Heinrich von Kleist, English translation © 2009 by Peter Wortsman, reprinted with the permission of Archipelago Books. Archipelago Books […]
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