Esther Allen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Silentiary
Antonio Di BenedettoJoin me & the brilliant Daniel Saldaña Paris at @UnnameableB in Prospect Heights for this Saturday Nov. 5 2022 7PM conversation—hushed or loud, who knows?—about Antonio Di Benedetto’s The Silentiary https://t.co/nkqewvlmcE . @nyrbclassics https://t.co/Ae5oN9vgc5
Paperback, 2022
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Anniversaries: From the Life of Gesine Cresspahl
Uwe Johnson@katiedimartin Uwe Johnson's The Anniversaries, translated by Damion Searls, offers valuable context here. The New York Times -- "Auntie Times" -- is one of its main characters. https://t.co/QWMsAPPHCt
Paperback, 2000
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Purchased Bride
Peter ConstantineThough hotly bid up in other languages, Peter Constantine's fiction debut, The Purchased Bride, has been flying under the radar in its original English. Grateful to @lithub for the chance to interview my favorite one-man linguistic kaleidoscope. https://t.co/mMmCOnsnTy
Paperback, 2023
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything
David BellosDavid Bellos writes brilliantly about this in “Is That a Fish in Your Ear.” https://t.co/gwYr8DyFJz
Paperback, 2012
$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book