Open Letter Books

FRONT TABLE Reviews DEATH IN SPRING by Mercè Rodoreda

N. J. Furl — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:59:12 GMT

“In English for the first time in Martha Tennent’s translation, Death in Spring is about a society that finds highly elaborate ways to elude the inevitable and to conquer time. Its means are slow and insidious, ritualistic and bizarre, always teetering on the line between the real and the magical. . . . We see wisteria and bees, horses and butterflies, souls and prisoners weave in and out of the text, each time reappearing with a new relevance, a new level of meaning.”

L MAGAZINE Reviews THE MIGHTY ANGEL by Jerzy Pilch

N. J. Furl — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:53:16 GMT

“Pilch’s prose is masterful, and the bulk of The Mighty Angel evokes the same numb, floating sensation as a bottle of oadkowa Gorzka.”

Weekly Newsletter: Giveaway Results & Our First $10 Fundraising Campaign

N. J. Furl — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:55:36 GMT

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Weekly Newsletter: All about THE MIGHTY ANGEL by Jerzy Pilch

N. J. Furl — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:36:43 GMT

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PW Reviews RUPERT: A CONFESSION by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

N. J. Furl — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:06:21 GMT

“Titillating. . . . A deliberate provocation to readers.”