Expect No Mercy – to be published autumn 2026!
My translation of Döblin’s 1934 novel Pardon wird nicht gegeben will be published in October 2026 by Galileo, in a…
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Nuremberg – Lessons from the Trials
Last autumn (2026) marked the 80th anniversary of the judgements arrived at by the International Court set up to try…
Read Full PostSix Excursions into the Döblin Range
I sent this review to the London Review of Books before Christmas, with a cover note chiding them for namedropping…
Read Full PostCharlott a Bit Loopy – complete translation
The full English translation of Wilhelm Speyer’s thoroughly enjoyable 1927 novel – a romantic crime comedy set in the still…
Read Full PostPodcast S2 Ep6 : Secret Life
Our latest podcast episode is now available, along with the transcript. Here we delve into the decades-long liaison between Alfred Döblin…
Read Full PostCHARLOTT A BIT LOOPY – Another forgotten gem from Weimar
Once again Alfred Döblin has steered me to a contemporary writer I’d never heard of, but am delighted to have…
Read Full PostPODCAST SEASON 2 LAUNCHED TODAY! (AND WE’RE ON YOUTUBE)
Just a year after Season 1 ended with Episode 10, we’re back with Season 2, which will cover Döblin’s life…
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Here is a catalogue of all my translations from the German. All those not yet published as books can be…
Read Full PostEpic Worlds Podcast Season 2
It’s been a while since we completed the 10 episodes of season 1, but we’re now ready to proceed with…
Read Full PostThe Molussian Catacombs – complete!
UPDATE 4/04/2025 I’ve just come across the most succinct and informative explanation of what The Molussian Catacombs is about. It…
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Introducing another gem of Modernist German prose The German Reich’s brief foray into overseas colonialism between 1884 and the First…
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Without question, History is a process of continual self-liquidation, a kind of endless ‘ancestor murder’. And we, the grandchildren toiling…
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The Fate of Greenland was sealed one hundred years ago by a visionary German writer. Who needs all that Ice?…
Read Full PostExpect No Mercy – Another Berlin Novel
Download the full text translation: Expect No Mercy Parts 1 and 2 Expect No Mercy Part 3 INTRODUCTION Pardon wird…
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Writings on Politics, Life and Literature in Chaotic Times INTRODUCTION NOTE: An earlier version of this selection was posted in…
Read Full PostThe Cutting Room Floor
Eight outcast and orphaned pieces from the prolific pen of Alfred Döblin “He found production in no way difficult; on…
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