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The Sweet Dove Died - Barbara Pym

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 12h

New review: Barbara Pym's 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝐷𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑒𝑑 www.complete-review.com/reviews/popg...

A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Sweet Dove Died by Barbara Pym.

The Three Christs of Ypsilanti (Movie Tie-In Edition)

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 1d

Not for the first time, I see — www.nyrb.com/products/the... — but still .....

Now a motion picture starring Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins, and Bradley Whitford, and directed by Jon Avnet.

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The Summer Book (Movie Tie-In Edition)

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 1d

Even @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social does the "Movie Tie-In Edition" thing, abandoning the usual cover-template ?!?? www.nyrb.com/products/the...

The Summer Book film, starring Glenn Close and directed by Charlie McDowell, will have its theatrical release on September 19, 2025 In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—i...

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The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim: Bilingual Edition

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Wakefield Press @wakefieldpress.bsky.social · 1d

We are pleased to announce a celebration for our 100th title:
SchrummSchrumm, or The Sunday Quicksands Excursion by Fernand Combet. Marc Lowenthal will be joined by translators Erik Butler, Margaret Carson, Kit Schluter, Doug Skinner
Aeon Bookstore 151 E Broadway, NY, Thursday, October 30, 2025, 7pm

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 1d

(Somewhat) easier to find her plays in English (and there's even a recent bilingual ed. of them www.bolchazy.com/The-Plays-of...) but this Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library ed. is the: "first complete translation of Hrotsvit into English". Very exciting !

Hrotswitha of Gandersheim Bilingual,,The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim: Bilingual Edition,978-0-86516-783-4,Latin,Classical,

www.bolchazy.com

Roman über erste Dramatikerin der Welt: Rätselhafte Hrotsvit

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 1d

Been especially looking forward to the latter since this review of Sarah Raich's Hrotsvit-novel 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑡 taz.de/Roman-ueber-... complaining about how hard it is to find her work is in German.

Sarah Raichs Roman „Hell und laut“ erzählt von Hrotsvit von Gandersheim. Die erste deutsche Dichterin hat im 10. Jahrhundert dem Patriarchat getrotzt.

taz.de

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 1d

In the mail: fantastic duo of bilingual-text @harvardpress.bsky.social titles: the new Loeb ed./translation of Plato's 𝐸𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠 • 𝐺𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑎𝑠 www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067... as well as the eagerly-anticipated 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑠𝑣𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑚 www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Euthydemus. Gorgias — Harvard University Press

Socrates against sophistry.Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and ...

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 1d

Finalists for (US) National Book Awards announced www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...

2025 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

Twenty-five Finalists to contend for National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 2d

Most recent review was of the new novel by Wolf Haas, and am amused to see him in good company in this foreign-rights-attempted-sales-job for a book by another author www.kiwi-verlag.de/verlag/right... If this were true, I'd be all over this — but I fear they're promising more than it can deliver.

Short Circuit - Wolf Haas

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 3d

New review: Wolf Haas' 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑖𝑡 www.complete-review.com/reviews/aust... due out in English 4/2026. (A finalist for the Prize of Leipzig Book Fair this spring, and longlisted (and still in the running) for the Austrian Book Prize.)

A review, and links to other information about and reviews of Short Circuit by Wolf Haas.

Swiss author Kracht tipped for Nobel Prize for Literature

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 5d

Hmmm .... www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/... I'd be surprised.

Swiss author Christian Kracht tipped to win Nobel Prize for Literature.

www.swissinfo.ch

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 5d

"Some institutions are offering “reading resilience” courses for students facing long texts and reading lists while others are using book jacket design as part of the assessment process." www.thetimes.com/uk/education... *SIGH*

Universities teaching literature students how to cope with long novels

Critics blame GCSE English for deterring teenagers from the subject, describing the literature syllabus as boring and repetitive

www.thetimes.com

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𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕆'𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝 @jacqbetula.bsky.social · 5d

They still have a lot of reputational damage to recover from after the ridiculous decision to award the prize to Bob Dylan in 2016.
The taint lingers on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaWV...

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 5d

Grothendieck perhaps: "The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of" www.newscientist.com/article/2497... [£] but he plays a role/is mentioned in two of the last three books I've covered at the CR, Cormac McCarthy's 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠 and Hervé Le Tellier's 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑙.

The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of

Alexander Grothendieck was a titan in his field, making deep connections that fuelled a revolution in mathematics, before giving it all up and disappearing. Jacob Aron explores what his work meant

www.newscientist.com

Scorched Earth by Dara Kavanagh : Our Books :: Dedalus Books, Publishers of Literary Fiction

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Ashley Rattner @ashleyrattner.bsky.social · 6d

Most books contain insufficient whale facts

Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 7d

Why aren't students reading whole books?
a) phones
b) covid
c) common core
d) other

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 6d

In the mail: 2x books from Dedalus: Dara Kavanagh's 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ www.dedalusbooks.com/our-books/bo... and Patrick Doherty's 𝑃𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐵𝑜𝑦 www.dedalusbooks.com/our-books/bo...

Dedalus is an alternative, independent publisher, founded in England in 1983. The films on our page are all related to the books we publish. Our list includes contemporary English language fiction, tr...

www.dedalusbooks.com

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 7d

New review: Hervé Le Tellier's 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑙 www.complete-review.com/reviews/ouli...

The Name on the Wall - Hervé Le Tellier

A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Name on the Wall by Hervé Le Tellier.

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 7d

Only a slight one ?

Gabriel's Moon - William Boyd

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 7d

Not exactly surprised by Merve Emre's response to the question: "Where and When Do You Read ?" but: respect/admiration/envy. An ideal I only sometimes manage to approach. (Via @sansip.bsky.social ) linkst.thecut.com/view/6356a9c...

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 8d

New review: William Boyd's 𝐺𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑙'𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝑛 www.complete-review.com/reviews/boyd...

A review, and links to other information about and reviews of Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd.

Matthes & Seitz Berlin - Niemand in der Familie sprach gern über den Großvater, der als Hauptschriftleiter eine zentrale Rolle in der österreichischen NS-Propaganda innegehabt hatte. Niemand beachtete...

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 8d

That's a lot of book — but €58 for the paperback, and €148 (!) for the (semi-)hardcover ..... That'll keep me from complaining about US/UK book prices for a while .....

M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 8d

Massive Peter Waterhouse tome (1,554 pp) out in German www.matthes-seitz-berlin.de/buch/z-ypsil... , sounds intriguing (e.g. www.derstandard.at/story/300000... ). Probably not coming out in translation any time soon .....

Z Ypsilon X

www.matthes-seitz-berlin.de