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On Omega Minor
History is the web of lies a society spins to give substance to its meaningless past. Omega Minor examines the big lies of the twentieth century—those of Berlin and… More
On Translating Fernando del PasoOn Translating Fernando del Paso
This labor of love was, to quote our editor, “herculean.” The length was not so much the issue as Fernando del Paso’s encyclopedic knowledge that covers an endless array… More
Paul Verhaeghen: Omega Minor
Translated from the Dutch by the author; published in 2007 by Dalkey Archive. >> More from the author Pour ma part, je dirai que tous les livres sur la vie… More
Notes on the Melody of Things
I. We are right at the start, do you see.As though before everything. Witha thousand and one dreams behind us andno act.II. I can imagine no knowledge holierthan this:that… More
PEN Appeal: Salijon Abdurakhmanov
January 28, 2009 Islam A. Karimov President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Rezidentysia prezidenta Ul. Uzbekistaniskaia 43 Tashkent Uzbekistan Fax: +998 71 139 5325 Rashidzhon Kodirov General Prosecutor Prokuratura Respubliki Uzbekistan Ul. Gulyamova 66, 700047 Tashkent Uzbekistan Fax: +998 71 133 39 17/… More
PEN Appeal: Stanislav Markelov and Anastasiya Baburova
January 28, 2009 Mr. Dmitry Medvedev President of the Russian Federation Kremlin Moscow, Russia Fax: + 7 095 206 5173/ 230 2408 Email: [email protected] Mr. Chaika Yuri Yakovlevich Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Ishaya Dmitrovka,… More
PEN Appeal: Francis Nyaruri
February 11, 2009 The Honorable Mwai Kibaki C.G.H. M.P President of Kenya Office of the President PO Box 30510-00100 Nairobi Kenya Fax: +254-20-313600 Major General Mohamed Hussein Ali, M.G.H. Commissioner of Police PO Box 30083 Nairobi Kenya Fax: +254-20-240955 Your Excellencies, On behalf… More
The Mighty Angel
It’s a frosty winter before the war. Mid-January 1932 or 1933. In the part of the world where my grandfather, Old Kubica, is right now drinking another glass of… More
Diary of a Wave Outside the Sea
Of all my letters, there was one that I read again and again. It was a love letter. Of all my pictures, there was one that I stared at for long… More
Death in Spring
After I had left behind the Pont de Fusta and slope, I began to run. I stopped at the edge of the forest, out of breath. No sound issued… More