Tag Archives: Franz Kafka

Captain of the Steppe by Oleg Pavlov, tr. Ian Appleby

Posted on October 28, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Deep in the desolate steppe, Captain Khabarov waits out his service at a camp where the news arrives in bundles of last year’s papers and rations turn up rotting in their trucks. One Spring, he decides to plant a field … Continue reading →

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Traveller of the Century

Posted on July 14, 2012 by forwardtranslations

This book looked dauntingly large when the review copy arrived, and it weighs in at 584 pages, which is why it’s taken a while to appear on my blog. Anyone following the #translationthurs hashtag on Twitter will also have noticed … Continue reading →

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