by RobertTownsend | Dec 1, 2013 | Book Reviews, Deception, Publishing, Russia, Soviet Union
Serge Kotlar and I (Yay!, Merrill, Wisconsin) translated Thirteen Coats from Russian to English as research for the next book in The Long War series, The Executioner’s Son. I read and speak Russian and have studied the country and its culture since my 17th year on...
by RobertTownsend | Nov 17, 2013 | Croatia, Deception, Publishing
Travel Notes Patrice and I have settled in Rovinj, Croatia, until at least 15 April 2014. The first apartment we rented (12th century plague house) did not meet our needs. Patrice found another apartment, which meets our needs in spades. These travel notes is an...
by RobertTownsend | May 9, 2013 | Deception, Publishing, Russia, Soviet Union
Nickolai Chernyshevski and Vladimir Lenin wrote essays fretting over What is to be done? As do I; fret, that is. Their ambition was to remake Russia; mine is somewhat less, merely to tell you what my plans are, or specifically, what I will publish over the next two...
by RobertTownsend | Jan 26, 2012 | Deception, Publishing
Sergei has sent me the first chapters of his Russian translation of Spirit Falls (Дух в Водопаде? Те, кторые говорят по русски, предлогайте еще название книги), which I have postedhere. He is concerned whether his translation captures the novel’s spirit. For those...