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Books, Design & Culture

April 13, 2012
by Dan
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Something for the Weekend

A stunning new cover for James Joyce’s The Dubliners by German designer Apfel Zet (which reminds me — in a good way — of Tony Meeuwissen’s Woodbine-inspired cover for Billy Liar published by Penguin in the 1970′s). Consistent Forms of Hostility — With an exhibition opening … Continue reading

November 3, 2011
by Dan
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Jay Rubin on Translating Murakami

In an interview for the New Yorker, Haruki Murakami’s longtime translator Jay Rubin talks about the work of the Japanese author (whose new book 1Q84 has just been published) and his own work as a translator: New Yorker Outloud: Translating Murakami mp3 … Continue reading