Book Club For Masochists: A Readers Advisory Podcast

In our ongoing quest to become better librarians by reading every genre (regardless of our actual interest) we tackle Books in Translation.   Listen to your hosts Anna Ferri, Meghan Whyte, Matthew Murray, and Jorge Cardenas discuss the reasons for reading books in translation, publishing barriers to international works, the importance/effect of a translator, which language should you read a book in, the Canadian context, grants to read War and Peace, and what makes a great book. Your Hosts This Episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Jorge Cardenas | Matthew Murray Recommended One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn; translated by H.T. Willetts (Russian) If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino; translated by William Weaver (Italian) Bitter Rose by Martine Delvaux; translated by David Homel (Quebec) Closely Watched Trains by by Bohumil Hrabal; translated by Edith Pargeter (Czech) Silk by Alessandro Baricco; translated by Guido Waldman (Italian) Conversation in the Cathedral by