Cecil the Lion Had to Die by Olena Stiazhkina (w/ translator Dominique Hoffman)
Cameron is joined by Dominique Hoffman to discuss Olena Stiazhkina's Cecil the Lion Had to Die. They'll get into her work translating the novel, the material culture of the post-Soviet world, and Ukrainian identify formation.
10 days ago
The Talnikov Family by Avdotya Panaeva (w/ translator Fiona Bell)
Cameron sits down with Fiona Bell to talk about her translation of Avdotya Panaeva's The Talnikov Family, covering its deployment of defamiliarization, the Russian racial imaginary, and purported universality.
2 months ago
A Hiatus, Kind of
A quick note about a change in the podcast starting in 2025.
2 months ago
Four books that won’t leave me alone
I have a secret to admit to you: I don’t exclusively read Slavic fiction. Books from many regions haunt my mind. Here are four works that just won't leave me alone.
6 months ago
Life and Fate Read Along, Part 3 Chapter 35
This post, covering Part 3, Chapter 35 is part of The Slavic Literature Pod’s chapter a day read along of Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate. Learn more about our project here. The 6th Army’s soldiers celebrate their Christmas in the encirclement. Their holiday feast in the illustrious
8 months ago
Losing Control of the Narrative in A Volga Tale
Our stories become us. It always happens after we die, of course.
a year ago