Translated from Catalan by David Rosenthal (Rochester, NY: Open Letter Books, 2018) Cecilia C is found on the street as a baby and pointed towards the only splendor in her situation. The gentleman who adopts her lifts her into his … Continued
Translated from the German by Sheila Dickie (New York, NY: New Vessel Press, 2014) Taguchi Hiro is sitting across from an older businessman who wears a necktie, a “salaryman” as they say in Japan. They are strangers who find themselves at the … Continued
Translated from the French by Christine Schwartz Hartley & Anna Moschovakis (Brooklyn, NY: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2013) Marcelle Sauvageot’s Commentary begins with a woman who begs herself for words. She can sense that her lover has pulled away. The anticipation … Continued
(Los Angeles, CA: Semiotext(e), 2013) What are The Sad Passions? Something about the cover struck me as kindred at first sight. A Francesca Woodman photograph of a woman hanging by her fingers in a doorway, face covered in hair. The scene is incipient, set … Continued