Review of Isle of Dogs (2018 movie)
Nope. Still not a fan of Wes Anderson.
Review of The Fugitive by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (translated by Willem Samuels)
I enjoyed this short, out-of-print book more than I necessarily expected to. It got off to a slow start, especially for such a short novel, but it gave me lots of food for thought.
Mots D’Heures: Gousses, Rames
This book is mind-blowing! My French teacher had it when I was in high school… 20 years later I was thrilled when I found a copy of my own.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Russian
Cyrillic: Incomprehensible yet blessedly phonetic!
Review of The Social Cancer / Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal (translated by Charles Derbyshire)
This “review” contains quotes from the book and explanations for why I chose them.
Calvin and Hobbes Books in Translation
Someday, I want to get my hands on the Spanish, Dutch, and Czech translations of this same book.
Review of I Am a Cat by Soseki Natsume (translated by Aiko Ito and Graeme Wilson)
This “review” consists of some quotes from the book and explanations for why I chose them.
Review of The Art of War by Sun Tzu (translated by Lionel Giles)
I’d bet far more people have heard of this influential Chinese classic than have read it.
Maltese for Foreigners
Maltese is not just a popular breed of dog or an infamous falcon statuette, it’s an amazing hybrid of Arabic and Italian!
Review of China in Ten Words by Yu Hua (translated by Allan H. Barr)
Yu Hua’s book is organized around ten words, but the ten essays in the book aren’t necessarily about the words themselves. They’re about the author’s experiences in the context of Chinese society as it changed and developed around him.