Ever since reading
Hans Fallada's Every Man Dies Alone, I've been a bit obsessed with reading German literature of the twentieth century. And Melville House, responsible for bringing Fallada back into print and into English translation, has now turned its attention to
Heinrich Böll. Starting this month, they will be reissuing several of Böll's works -
The Clown, and
The Safety Net, translated by
Leila Vennewitz, and
Billiards at Half-Past Nine, translated by
Patrick Bowles. Three more titles -
The Train Was on Time, Group Portrait With Lady and
Irish Journal, all translated by
Leila Vennewitz - will follow in April.
There is an amazing, and I mean AMAZING interview with the indefatigable
Dennis Johnson, editor and publisher of Melville House, conducted by
Jessa Crispin, who contributes an afterword to
Billiards at Half Past Nine. They talk about the literature of aftermath, Melville's new imprint Neversink Library, devoted to bringing back lost classics (I can't tell you how excited I am by this - they have some incredible books lined up!) protests in Ireland and why publishing isn't for wussies. Read it
here.
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