In the December 22 & 29 edition of the Times Literary Supplement Ian Brunskill’s review of Dürrenmatt’s The Inspector Barlach Mysteries: The Judge and His
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The first substantial translation of Sereni’s work published anywhere in the world, The Selected Poetry and Prose of Vittorio Sereni is a unique guide to
Last week Alberto Manguel—whose own work as a translator and editor makes him quite a qualified critic—wrote a review for the Spectator of Friedrich Dürrenmatt:
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Towards the end of each year the Times Literary Supplement solicits the opinions of some of their favorite authors and critics to recommend their personal
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One of theater’s most enduring and perennially fascinating characters, Shylock was a breakthrough for Shakespeare, an early realization of the Bard’s power to create dramatic
Kenneth Anderson reviewed the three volumes of Selected Writings of Friedrich Dürrenmatt in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. Anderson notes the unfamiliarity