Tag Archives: Harrison Betz
There Can Never Be Too Many Cooks: On Banana Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen” in English and in Italian Translation
For six years, I have had a tradition: right around the beginning of December, when the Florida heat finally cools off, I slip my copy of Banana Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen” off the shelf and allow it to rekindle a warmth within my being. Translated in English by Megan Backus, the light, intricate, and mouth-watering prose of the novella has delighted me endlessly.
A Vague and Uncertain Impression: Juan Rulfo’s “Pedro Páramo,” Translated from Spanish by Douglas J. Weatherford
By Harrison Betz Running just 120-odd pages in its most recent English translation by Douglas J. Weatherford, Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo is as dense as it is short. The novel revolves around its titular character, don Pedro Páramo, as he maneuvers his way to the heights of regional, ranchero power in Comala, a remote town […]