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Would like to hear of any favorite translations of The Oresteia of Aeschylus. Thought about that again after reading a review of Anne Carson's new translation/recombination . . . of the story of the House of Atreus. She does Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripedes, instead of staying with Aeschylus...

I'm currently in the process of researching a new novel. It will be set in Nazi-occupied France, mostly Paris. Some flashbacks will involve Spain and the Spanish Civil War. I am looking for information about life in the French Resistance, and some logistical details such as train schedules in...

Anyone here know anything about Roma literature in translation? Found this on the Net. Hoping it's not exhaustive. Gypsy Lit

Recently finished Boris Vian's wonderful L'Ecume Des Jours, translated by Brian Harper as Foam of the Daze. First time I read it, it was translated as Mood Indigo. Wonderful book. Dada. Pataphysics. Slap stick. Crazy, with a bit of satire and social commentary thrown in. Any book that has...