Karl Sharro Only Takes Soccer Seriously
We talk to humorist Karl Sharro about the origins story of his Twitter alter-ego Karl ReMarks and about finding the ideal online nemesis. Marcia takes issue with a new book listing the “hundred best novels in translation.”
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Karl Sharro spoke about Karl ReMarks' new book, And then God Created the Middle East and Said ‘Let There Be Breaking News' (and Analysis). The book is forthcoming July 9.
Boyd Tonkin's The 100 Best Novels in Translation was released June 21. The two Arabic novels that made the list were Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North, translated by Denys…
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