Andrew Martino
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Honors College Dean, reader, writer, traveler
Reading on a Sunday night.
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Saturday night vibes.
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Brian Robert Moore
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"A masterclass in the art of translation... Poignant, and at times breathtakingly honest, IN FARTHEST SEAS joins a select group of narratives that help us cope with the death of a loved one" Quite a rich review by
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An understated yet profound portrayal of love and death
Andrew Martino on Lalla Romano's "In Farthest Seas" as an understated yet profound portrayal of love and death
https://readingintranslation.com/2025/12/01/lalla-romanos-in-farthest-seas/
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Holiday weekend reading.
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Pure brilliance.
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Wonderful translation by George Henson. One of my favorite books of 2025.
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The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen by Shokoofeh Azar
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The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen by Shokoofeh Azar
Trans. Anonymous. Europa Editions, 2025. 528 pages.
https://worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/september/gowkaran-tree-middle-our-kitchen-shokoofeh-azar
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Try not to judge this book by its lovely cover!
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Flight to San Diego reading material.
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Playing dominoes in Little Havana
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Could anything be more magical on a Friday evening in October?
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No words necessary.
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Wonderful.
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Next up!
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So looking forward to this!
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Wonderful translation by Alison L. Strayer.
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World Literature Today
3 months ago
“Central to this extraordinary novel is the relationship between humans and storytelling.” Andrew Martino reviews this novel set against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
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Sunday afternoon
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4 months ago
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Beautiful morning at Salisbury University.
4 months ago
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Wonderful. And wonderfully translated by the highly talented Oonagh Stransky.
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a masterpiece fantastically translated by the great Gregory Rabassa.
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Bomarzo
Pier Francesco Orsini, duke of Bomarzo, created a park …
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220689458
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New addition to the Biblioteca Martino
4 months ago
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New arrival. Translation by Oonagh Stransky.
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Three years later and this is still one of my greatest experiences.
5 months ago
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Wonderful addition to the
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Wonderful.
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Reading Camus in Ryan Bloom’s translation tonight.
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There is something wonderful about being alone in a university library in the middle of summer.
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observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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AI won’t replace us human literary translators just yet
Yes, it can turn French words into English ones, but true translation is so much more than that
https://observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/ai-wont-replace-us-human-literary-translators-just-yet?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5QjvE6EEQXBUHpEwBvGNFeEvxZ-vRq-buU79XImkcBwsEId8u5jaqmWAY2iA_aem_Dvy4bs-F7hNOtlFHSOk-SA
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Rereading for the first time in almost thirty years.
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Algerian court upholds writer Boualem Sansal’s 5-year prison sentence
The novelist’s case has united European lawmakers, who have demanded Sansal's release. His case has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria, and his supporters now hope military-backed Pres...
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/07/01/algerian-court-upholds-franco-algerian-writer-boualem-sansals-5-year-prison-sentence
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Although the translation isn’t new, this is a wonderful new edition by NYRBClassics.
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Buongiorno.
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“What determines a journey in fact is the whole accumulation of the traveler’s past.” —Graham Greene
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Tuesday afternoon
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It’s a Chet Baker kind of Sunday morning
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