i so relate to this! lol i also have been collecting so many of their classics simply because they look so so pretty, and because a lot of their selections have been relatively obscure to me, and never failed to surprise me with each one. unfortunately they're so pricy where im from, but they're gems. max havelaar is literally a national literary staple in my country though! glad u like it
I absolutely share your love of NYRB books. It's really the only publisher where I actively seek them out. I've discovered some of my favorite authors (Stefan Zweig and John Williams) because of this publisher. The translations are usually pretty good too, like you said.
Hey, thanks so much for recommending "Memed, My Hawk." I bought it based on your recommendation, and I'm about 75% through and loving it. I can definitely see it being a favorite!
This is such a fabulous collection! I love the design and size of the NYRB editions, but they're usually unreasonably expensive in Canada, so I mostly admire them from a distance. 😆
Another great release from NYRB is Kolyma Stories by Shalamov, a sprawling collection of vignettes of the author’s experience in the Soviet Gulags. I really enjoyed it. That copy of Berlin Alexanderplatz is really nice! I read it after watching the Fassbinder epic which is also really good- not my favorite Fassbinder but certainly worth checking out.
I love translated literature but my taste has ended up favoring New Directions. The only NYRB I have in my collection currently are two books by Robert Walser. But I'm definitely picking up a few Stefan Zweig and Magda Szabó books soon.
"Houses" is the story of a wealthy and well-respected house builder, owner, and landlord who named all his houses by female names, thus having a particular aesthetic and emotional connection with each of them. The story jumps to the future, where, after years of illness and solitude, he is old, and at the end of his life, he decides to revisit all his beloved houses one more time. What he doesn't know, and was hidden from his family, is that all of his houses (properties) were repossessed a long time ago (after WW2) by the new communist government. The whole story happens in one day, and it is a combination of flashbacks, inner dialogue, and a revolving story. While the revolving tale appears as a benevolent comedy, readers, through the internal dialog and flashbacks, are guided through the outlines of the tragic end of one once very well and influential family. It combines comical satire and a very sharp and bitter dissection of history, philosophy, art, society, legacy, the passing of time, the meaning of wealth, and much more.
I really liked "The Rising Tide" by Molly Keane but it's not published by NYRB. I've read a number of NYRBs so far but the only one I've liked is "Jakob von Gunten" by Robert Walser, it's very quirky though. I'd be interested in you opinion of the short stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
i so relate to this! lol i also have been collecting so many of their classics simply because they look so so pretty, and because a lot of their selections have been relatively obscure to me, and never failed to surprise me with each one. unfortunately they're so pricy where im from, but they're gems. max havelaar is literally a national literary staple in my country though! glad u like it
Haha yess im glad u agree!! They can be pricey here too so whenever i see one in a used bookstore im tempted to get it 👀 and ah i gotta read it soon!
I absolutely share your love of NYRB books. It's really the only publisher where I actively seek them out. I've discovered some of my favorite authors (Stefan Zweig and John Williams) because of this publisher. The translations are usually pretty good too, like you said.
Hey, thanks so much for recommending "Memed, My Hawk." I bought it based on your recommendation, and I'm about 75% through and loving it. I can definitely see it being a favorite!
ordered Memed, My Hawk IMMEDIATELY!! thanks for all the recs! so happy you're on booktube :)
Ah I'm so happy to hear that! I hope you enjoy it!!
This is such a fabulous collection! I love the design and size of the NYRB editions, but they're usually unreasonably expensive in Canada, so I mostly admire them from a distance. 😆
Love this! I have fallen down the NYRB rabbit hole and it is both wonderful and slightly overwhelming.
Thankyou for the recommendations. I am checking off the more of interest to me and adding to my list. Appreciate you!
I love NYRB books. Thanks for the vid!
lovely collection! i'm slowly building one too! nyrb are amazing!
aren't they so great!! yay I'm glad that you like them too!
Yesssss I love nyrb and your collection 😍 I’ve taken some recs from here, such a good way to learn about the world
Another great release from NYRB is Kolyma Stories by Shalamov, a sprawling collection of vignettes of the author’s experience in the Soviet Gulags. I really enjoyed it.
That copy of Berlin Alexanderplatz is really nice! I read it after watching the Fassbinder epic which is also really good- not my favorite Fassbinder but certainly worth checking out.
me not realizing i even had a couple of these editions until now lol, i have cassandra at the wedding and stoner and i love both covers
Oo those are two really good ones!!
I love translated literature but my taste has ended up favoring New Directions. The only NYRB I have in my collection currently are two books by Robert Walser. But I'm definitely picking up a few Stefan Zweig and Magda Szabó books soon.
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wait okay im just now realizing i know the towers of trebizond but i had no idea nyrb published them !
and im ordering memed, my hawk right now
"Houses" is the story of a wealthy and well-respected house builder, owner, and landlord who named all his houses by female names, thus having a particular aesthetic and emotional connection with each of them.
The story jumps to the future, where, after years of illness and solitude, he is old, and at the end of his life, he decides to revisit all his beloved houses one more time. What he doesn't know, and was hidden from his family, is that all of his houses (properties) were repossessed a long time ago (after WW2) by the new communist government.
The whole story happens in one day, and it is a combination of flashbacks, inner dialogue, and a revolving story. While the revolving tale appears as a benevolent comedy, readers, through the internal dialog and flashbacks, are guided through the outlines of the tragic end of one once very well and influential family.
It combines comical satire and a very sharp and bitter dissection of history, philosophy, art, society, legacy, the passing of time, the meaning of wealth, and much more.
Grossman's books and Zama, good taste!
I really liked "The Rising Tide" by Molly Keane but it's not published by NYRB. I've read a number of NYRBs so far but the only one I've liked is "Jakob von Gunten" by Robert Walser, it's very quirky though. I'd be interested in you opinion of the short stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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