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Sydney, NSW
Joined January 2022
W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List Episode 8: An introduction to Arno Schmidt. m.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNngC…
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First ATFF spotted in the wild.
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I’ve spent the last two weeks in China for my honeymoon, and have visited around twenty bookstores. Three writers who I was surprised to see in almost every single location (often prominently in the “highlights” section): - Milan Kundera - Jean-Paul Sartre - Walter Benjamin
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Off the top of my head?
“one piece is mid” okay tell me what other media manages to cover dictatorship, racism, slavery, genocide, sexism, trauma, ptsd, oppression, tyranny, corrupted governments, revolution, all while showing that it’s important to keep chasing your dreams with your friends
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I admire what Rick has done for the World of Independent Letters. Wishing him well.
Devastated that Rick Harsch, publisher of Corona/Samizdat & writer of extraordinary books, has suffered a stroke & is presently in a coma. Hoping like hell that he'll recover. Expecting further news in the coming days.
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W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List retweeted
Isle of the Dead - Arnold Böcklin, 1883
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This is my understanding of what most Pynchon novels are about
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2025, as seen through my reading: A thread 👇
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#45. SUBMISSION ('Soumission') by Michel Houellebecq, translated from the French by Lorin Stein. Published 2015.
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#46. CHILDHOOD ('Barndom'), Part One of The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen. Translated from the Danish by Tiina Nunnally. Published in 2019.
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Seems to be simply because the text is in the public domain. Still wild that a translator isn't credited anywhere (even if it's the old anonymous one).
Anyone know what the story is with the translator erasure in these "Signature Editions"? I cracked this open and couldn't find any evidence of a translator anywhere in it (including a complete lack of translator copyright on the ISBN page). Are these AI translations?
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Anyone know what the story is with the translator erasure in these "Signature Editions"? I cracked this open and couldn't find any evidence of a translator anywhere in it (including a complete lack of translator copyright on the ISBN page). Are these AI translations?
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"Zone feeds Compass" [and should be read in that order to reflect this]. One of many takeaways from a thoughtful discussion this morning with @avecsesdoigts and Ben on @beyondzeropod. Plenty on Mathias Énard, Jonathan Littell, Céline, and more coming soon on the pod.
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This is the four year anniversary of this podcast. Huge thanks to all who have been guests and everyone who supports and listens to BTZ.
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Replying to @wastemailing
The new transaction ‘Vastlands’ will be in June 26. Alison Entrekin’s new translation of João Guimarães Rosa’s classic Grande Sertão: Veredas, will be published as Vastlands: the Crossing in 2026 by Simon & Schuster USA and Bloomsbury UK.
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Slight correction: This reprint is out. The new translation is what's allegedly slated for 2026.
Looks like I missed the memo, but the long-rumoured reprint of Backlands is confirmed via Calimari Archive in 2026. calamaripress.com/
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