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September 30, 2019

Reading List: Books About WWII and Its Aftermath in Translation

It’s International Translation Day and we’re celebrating with a list of recommended reading that is sure to delight World War II buffs and aficionados. Bringing lesser known aspects of the time period to light, this compilation of books in translation...

September 20, 2019

Emil Draitser on Redemption and How the Soviet Union Attempted to Cover-Up the Holocaust

“Redemption is awash with brutal truths, rude awakenings and painful self-discoveries. Gorenstein doesn’t make it easy for his reader: His forbidding theme is the aftermath of the Holocaust — the aftershock of ‘ineluctable, planned murder’ — and his protagonist is...

September 16, 2019

Book Giveaway! Translations About WWII and its Aftermath

World War II is a shared human history told through many languages and perspectives. Our works in translation can provide a more complete picture of this catastrophic period that gripped the world for years. This week, we’ll begin with a...

December 21, 2018

Book Excerpt! Redemption by Friedrich Gorenstein (chapter 3)

Read Chapter 3 from Friedrich Gorenstein’s novel Redemption. Set in Ukraine, Redemption is a stark and powerful portrait of humanity caught up in Stalin’s police state in the aftermath of World War II. A major work bearing witness to the Holocaust in the...

December 20, 2018

Book Excerpt! Emil Draitser’s Introduction to Redemption by Friedrich Gorenstein

Today, we are featuring Emil Draitser’s introduction to Friedrich Gorenstein’s novel Redemption, a major addition to the canon of literature bearing witness to the Holocaust, translated by Andrew Bromfield and published in the Russian Library series. Enter our drawing for...

December 19, 2018

Is Friedrich Gorenstein’s Redemption a Holocaust novel?

“Set immediately after World War II in a Soviet town emerging from German occupation, Friedrich Gorenstein’s Redemption is a small masterpiece of post-Holocaust fiction.” ~ Val Vinokur, The New School This week we are featuring Redemption, by Friedrich Gorenstein and translated by Andrew...

September 25, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Redemption, The Freedom Schools, Where Are the Women? and More

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Redemption Friedrich Gorenstein. Translated by Andrew Bromfield Where Are the Women? Why Expanding the Archive Makes Philosophy Better Sarah Tyson The Freedom Schools Student Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement...

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