Tag Archives: Literature in Translation

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Published by Providence Press

Posted on December 29, 2019 by J. Davis

Like it should, the Tao Te Ching  arrived exactly when I needed it. The Tao helped me get through a really rough patch of my life: a dissolving marriage, unbelievable animosity and accusations, and stressful negotiation of parental rights through … Continue reading →

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Pedro Parámo by Juan Rulfo; Published by Arion Press

Posted on May 21, 2019 by J. Davis

I guess a book resonates with you if you have a dream about being in the town that is the setting of the book. A couple of days after my last reading of Pedro Páramo, I was in Comala, a … Continue reading →

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Dante’s Inferno; Published by Thornwillow Press

Posted on December 9, 2018 by J. Davis

“Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura…” “…Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wilderness.” So begins Dante’s Inferno, the first in the trilogy that makes up The … Continue reading →

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Ourika, by Claire De Durfort; Published by Bird & Bull Press

Posted on May 20, 2018 by J. Davis

Ourika by the Bird & Bull Press is just the kind of happy discovery I love as a reader who happens to also love private press books. My favorite private press books are the ones that give me joy in … Continue reading →

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