Natasha Wimmer Libri

In Some Kind of Beautiful Signal, the widely lauded Two Lines World Writing in Translation series continues its 17-year history of bringing readers essential international voices unavailable anywhere else. Edited by National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Natasha Wimmer and acclaimed poet Jeffrey Yang, this volume delivers dozens of poets and fiction writers working in 18 distinct languages, each representing a unique voice and perspective.The collection is headlined by poetry from China's Uyghur ethnic minority. Though thousands of years old and incredibly diverse, Uyghur culture is increasingly threatened by geographic isolation and political oppression. Here, Westerners have a rare chance to hear from this culture in its own words. Also included in this anthology is a broad selection of vital an excerpt from Lydia Davis's new translation of Gustave Flaubert's seminal Madame Bovary; a taste of a never-before-seen essay by Roberto Bolano, translated by Natasha Wimmer; and Susanna Fied's newest translations of poems by Danish master Inger Christensen.From Zapotec to Indonesian, Hindi to Portuguese, this testament to the expanse of voices in the world shows readers how universal the themes and struggles of humanity really are.

Delle molte leggende alla cui nascita Bolaño stesso ha contribuito, l’ultima riguarda la forma che 2666 avrebbe dovuto assumere. Si dice infatti che l’autore desiderasse vedere i cinque romanzi che lo compongono pubblicati separatamente, e se possibile letti nell’ordine preferito da ciascuno. La disposizione, ammesso che sia autentica, era in realtà un avviso per la navigazione in questo romanzo-mondo, che contiene di tutto: un’idea di letteratura per la quale molti sono disposti a vivere e a morire, l’opera al nero di uno scrittore fantasma che sembra celare il segreto del Male, e il Male stesso, nell’infinita catena di omicidi che trasforma la terra di nessuno fra gli Stati Uniti e il Messico nell’universo della nostra desolazione. Tutte queste schegge, e infinite altre, si possono in effetti raccogliere entrando in 2666 da un ingresso qualsiasi; ma fin dall’inizio il libro era fatto per diventare quello che oggi il lettore italiano, per la prima volta, ha modo di conoscere: un immenso corpo romanzesco oscuro e abbacinante, da percorrere seguendo una sola, ipnotica illusione – quella di trovare il punto nascosto in cui finiscono, e cominciano, tutte le storie.

Set against the backdrop of Tenochtitlan in 1519, this novel explores the fateful encounter between conquistador Hernán Cortés and Emperor Moctezuma, highlighting the collision of two empires. The story features Cortés's captains, particularly Jazmín Caldera, who grapples with the city's grandeur and the looming dangers of conquest. With rich characters like the translators Friar Aguilar and Malinalli, the narrative transforms the moment of conquest into a revolutionary act, blending history with hallucinatory elements to create a vivid reimagining of this pivotal event.

Shortly after becoming the German war-games champion, Udo Berger and his girlfriend, Ingeborg, holiday on the Costa Brava. There they meet another vacationing German couple, Charly and Hanna, and a band of shady locals who introduce them to the darker side of life in the town. Then, late one night, Charly disappears without a trace, and Udoâe(tm)s well-ordered life is thrown into upheaval . . . Frightened, Udo refuses to leave, even after Ingeborg returns home, and his increasingly feverish dreams push him into delirium. As everything slips beyond his grasp, he attempts to re-assert himself by engaging the enigmatic and severely disfigured El Quemado âe" a foreigner who lives in a Spartan burrow on the beach âe" in a days-long match of his favourite war game, Third Reich. But, too late to stop the madness, he realizes that the consequences of this game are much more serious than he ever imagined. Combining the exhilaration of The Savage Detectives with the darkness of his later work, The Third Reich âe" Bolañoâe(tm)s first new novel since the epic 2666 âe" is a visceral book exploring memory, madness and violence. It is both the perfect way to discover the dazzling genius of Roberto Bolaño and an unmissable addition to the oeuvre for those who already have.