Championing the wonders of translated fiction, one review at a time. Slightly older and more haggard than the photos suggest. Bitter at most things, really.https://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mwuy7uio2k2uTime to dig out your books - Announcing German Literature Month XVI!!! #GermanLitMonth https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/announcing-german-literature-month-xvi-november-2026/02 Oct 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuy7uio2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mwsle4civk23The monthly wrap-up post for October, with all the stats and links to reviews :) https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/september-2026-wrap-up/01 Oct 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsle4civk23https://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mwqcgzd3zk25An enjoyable evening spent perusing the latest edition of Korean Literature Now (courtesy of LTI Korea), with essays, interviews, stories, poetry and reviews - all available online, too :) https://klwave.or.kr/klw/magazines/207/issuesView.do30 Sep 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqcgzd3zk25https://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mwnggmi7fk26For a (rather lengthy...) review of Anjet Daanje's new novel in English, 'The Song of Stork and Dromedary' (translated by David McKay, courtesy of Scribe Publications), a Brontës-inspired epic, come this way :) https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/the-song-of-stork-and-dromedary-by-anjet-daanje-review/29 Sep 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnggmi7fk26https://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mwiidkcr7s2qAfter a recent reread of' All Souls' and the trilogy, and a first read of 'Dark Back of Time' - well, I think you can see how that ended up, can't you? ;)27 Sep 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiidkcr7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mwav6i7kac2pMore J-Lit on the blog, with Saneatsu Mushanokōji’s 'The Innocent' (translated by Michael Guest) - a 1911 I-Novel from a slightly lesser-known J-Lit writer... https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/the-innocent-by-saneatsu-musanokoji-review/24 Sep 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwav6i7kac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mvzc5dtgj22uPossibly a novel, possibly not, but definitely brilliant - take a look at my review of Javier Marías' sublime 'Dark Back of Time' (translated by Esther Allen): https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/dark-back-of-time-by-javier-marias-review/21 Sep 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzc5dtgj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mvrx7ixszs2rIn the post today, courtesy of Véhicule Press, Québécois writer Eric Dupont's 'The Colour of Time' (translated by Peter McCambridge) - having enjoyed a few of his books over the years, I'm looking forward to trying this one soon :)18 Sep 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrx7ixszs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mvpe3kk7hc2gAfter last week's post on the sad ending to Tamakzura's love life, this week's second take on Chapter 31, 'Makibashira', examines the effect of the incident on several others, including the young lady who traditionally shares her name with the chapter: https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/the-tale-of-genji-31-makibashira-ii/17 Sep 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpe3kk7hc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mvhugno5pc2pMy latest review takes us on a trip to Ukraine, courtesy of Nina Kossman's 'No One Talks About the War' (published by Open Ends Press), a series of conversations from the writer's extended visit to the country in 2023: https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/no-one-talks-about-the-war-by-nina-kossman-review/14 Sep 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhugno5pc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mv5opwt4h22vOn my return to 'The Tale of Genji', we finally find out Tamazkaura's fate, and it's probably not what most were expecting... The first of two posts on Chapter 31, 'Makibashira': https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/the-tale-of-genji-31-makibashira-i/10 Sep 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5opwt4h22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3muw6fz5v422lMy first review for September takes us back to Korea with Kim Kyung-uk’s 'God Has No Grandchildren' (translated by Kang Sunok and Melissa Thomson), another set of stories from the Dalkey Archive Press Library of Korean Literature: https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/god-has-no-grandchildren-by-kim-kyung-uk-review/07 Sep 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw6fz5v422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mum3cnvq5k2nMy latest post is the August wrap-up, AKA "What Tony did during #WITMonth" ;) https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/august-2026-wrap-up-women-in-translation-month/03 Sep 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum3cnvq5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3muep53mn4s2xMy final #WITMonth post has a Belgian writer showing us several tastes of the east, including one encounter with a *very* familiar face - Marguerite Yourcenar's 'Nouvelles orientales' :) https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/nouvelles-orientales-oriental-tales-by-marguerite-yourcenar-review/31 Aug 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muep53mn4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mu2hyhnrws22Review number eight for #WITMonth is a rather dystopian affair as we look at Krisztina Tóth's 'Eye of the Monkey' (translated by Ottilie Mulzet, courtesy of Seven Stories Press): https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/eye-of-the-monkey-by-krisztina-toth-review/27 Aug 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2hyhnrws22https://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mtszi4bpl22jToday's #WITMonth journey takes us to Berlin, via Buenos Aires, with Vlady Kociancich’s excellent 'The Eighth Wonder' (translated by Jessica Sequeira, courtesy of Seven Stories Press), a novel where nothing is quite as it seems... https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/the-eighth-wonder-by-vlady-kociancich-review/24 Aug 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtszi4bpl22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mtlnj56v722eA new arrival, out on 29/9 from Scribe Publications - Anjet Daanje's 'The Song of Stork and Dromedary', translated by David McKay. Looking forward to this after loving 'The Remembered Soldier' last year :)21 Aug 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlnj56v722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mtiuia6hks2hMy latest #WITMonth wasn't really my thing, but it's certainly not the worst book I've read this year - Michiko Aoyama's 'What You are Looking for is in the Library' (tr. Alison Watts): https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/what-you-are-looking-for-is-in-the-library-by-michiko-aoyama-review/20 Aug 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiuia6hks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mtbiroex3s2fMy fifth post for this year's #WITMonth takes us back to Japan, and back to the thirteenth century, for Lady Nijō’s 'A Tale Unasked' (tr. Meredith McKinney), a story of a woman at court, and of her rather eventful life... https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/a-tale-unasked-by-lady-nijo-review/17 Aug 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbiroex3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3msxdkltnec2nUp today for #WITMonth, poetry and essays with Maria Stepanova's 'The Voice Over' (courtesy of Columbia University Press - from *many* translators!): https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/the-voice-over-by-maria-stepanova-review/13 Aug 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxdkltnec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3msprdfc6ns2dToday's #WITMonth post looks at Birgit Vanderbeke's 'Ich freue mich, dass ich geboren bin' (available in Jamie Bulloch's translation from Peirene Press as 'You Would Have Missed Me'): https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/ich-freue-mich-dass-ich-geboren-bin-you-would-have-missed-me-by-birgit-vanderbeke-review/10 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msprdfc6ns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3mskseucbjs2gCatching up with reviews, so today for #WITMonth it was a reread of Banana Yoshimoto's collection 'Lizard' (translated by Ann Sherif). A bit hit-and-miss - see my 2013 review here :) https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/lizard-by-banana-yoshimoto-review/08 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskseucbjs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tonysreadinglist.bsky.social/post/3msfoutowmc2vReview number two for #WITMonth sees us staying in Japan with Chiyo Uno's 'The Story of a Single Woman' (tr. Rebecca Copeland, now published by Pushkin Press): https://tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/the-story-of-a-single-woman-by-chiyo-uno-review/06 Aug 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:imkteq37zael3ryfgnu3osfr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfoutowmc2v