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Women In Translation Month Is Over But These Are The Books We Think You Should Read All year round TN2's WIT recommendations

With the summer reaching its close, August is a month that calls for personal reflection, yet it is also a time to reflect on your reading habits through #WomeninTranslation Month. Women in Translation Month, commonly abbreviated to #WITMonth, is an … Continue reading Women In Translation Month Is Over But These Are The Books We Think You Should Read All year round TN2’s WIT recommendations

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A Man with No Reasons in Ben Lerner’s Leaving the Atocha Station

Illustration by Ren O’Hare. Originally published in print September 2020.   Adam Gordon, the protagonist and narrator of Ben Lerner’s largely autobiographical novel Leaving the Atocha Station, rarely responds to emails. He pretends, even to his best friend, Cyrus, that … Continue reading A Man with No Reasons in Ben Lerner’s Leaving the Atocha Station

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The Earlie King & The Kid in Yellow: An Irish dystopia which goes beyond its generic premise "The Earlie King doesn’t shy away from the brutality of its vision, but, in arranging ‘bits’ of first person accounts and playscripts, it dances around scenes – assured, sometimes detached, nonetheless tender."

●●●●○ As the Beast from the East and Storm Emma gripped Ireland in their icy embrace, Danny Denton’s debut novel The Earlie King & the Kid in Yellow was appropriate company. ‘Appropriate’ is not, ordinarily, within this book’s remit: it … Continue reading The Earlie King & The Kid in Yellow: An Irish dystopia which goes beyond its generic premise “The Earlie King doesn’t shy away from the brutality of its vision, but, in arranging ‘bits’ of first person accounts and playscripts, it dances around scenes – assured, sometimes detached, nonetheless tender.”