
Transcreating Volter Kilpi - Episode No. 35
01/11/21 • 71 min
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Robert Musil's Plays & Drama Criticism - Episode No. 34
We talk with Robert Musil translator Genese Grill about her new book "Theater Symptoms," which features the first ever English translation of Musil's theatrical criticism and new translations of two plays. We talk about legendary Musil translator Burton Pike, the importance of theater in 1920s Vienna, the staging of Musil's play "The Utopians," Martha Nussbaum's book on Greek tragedy "The Fragility of Goodness," Ludwig Wittgenstein, and much more. Learn more about "Theater Symptoms": https://www.contramundumpress.com/theater-symptoms Music: “Sunday Smooth" by Scott Buckley, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - www.scottbuckley.com.au.
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Special Guest: Mauro Javier Cárdenas - Episode No. 36
We welcome special guest Mauro Javier Cárdenas, the author of the novels "Aphasia" and "The Revolutionaries Try Again." We discuss his place in the Latin American literary tradition alongside Roberto Bolano and Julio Cortázar; the influence of Thomas Bernhard's prose style; the subject matter of his yet unpublished third novel; why, as a native of Ecuador, he writes in English; Dr. Seuss; SQL queries; Roman Catholicism; and much more. To learn more about Cárdenas and to order his books, visit: https://www.maurojaviercardenas.com/ Music: “Sunday Smooth" by Scott Buckley, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - www.scottbuckley.com.au.
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