by Jef Geeraerts Translated by Jon Swan Original title: Gangreen I (Black Venus)
Never a dull moment in Jef Geeraerts’ Gangrene, a breathless, violent, wildly erotic romp through the final years of what, until 30 June 1960, was the Belgian Congo. There aren’t very many Flemish books about Belgium’s former Central African colony, (more...)
by Arthur Schnitzler Translated by Paul Cedar Original title: Casanovas Heimfahrt
Casanova’sHomecoming was written in 1918 during the carnage of the first World War. Its publication was met with some controversy since Schnitzler’s motives were questioned, given the appalling state of things in Europe then. Why, some asked, (more...)