Babelguides: Susan Massotty

Susan Massotty

Translations by Susan Massotty

From Berlin (1983) [Buy Direct]

by Armando
Translated by Susan Massotty
Original title: Krijgsgewoel; Machthebbers: verslagen uit Berlijn en Toscane

Armando is one of those artists who are fascinated by the thin line where fiction and reality meet. Years ago he brought out a book written jointly with Hans Sleutelaar and called ‘The SS Men’ (De SS-ers, 1967). (more...)

Wedding by the Sea (1996) [Buy Direct]

by Abdelkader Benali
Translated by Susan Massotty
Original title: Bruiloft aan zee

This is a Moroccan tale by an author who, like Hafid Bouazza, hails from North Africa but has been living in the Netherlands for most of his life and writes in Dutch. The story line is relatively straightforward, if a trifle bizarre. (more...)

Drowning: Growing up in the Third Reich (1987) [Buy Direct]

by Gerhard L. Durlacher
Translated by Susan Massotty
Original title: Drenkeling: kinderjaren in het Derde Rijk

The Search (1991)

by Gerhard L. Durlacher
Translated by Susan Massotty
Original title: De zoektocht

Stripes in the Sky (1985)

by Gerhard L. Durlacher
Translated by Susan Massotty
Original title: Strepen in de hemel

Some books are written as a testament rather than for a reader’s enjoyment. Even though this one may horrify you, or make you feel angry or guilty, be sure to read it. It concerns all of us, (more...)

Summer Sonata (1997)

by Chaja Polak
Translated by Susan Massotty
Original title: Zomersonate

This is a slight, suggestively written, exquisite novella about fragility, vulnerability and growing up. The story appears to be set in the 1950s, but the exact time does not really matter. Its main character is Erwin, a sensitive and musically gifted eleven-year-old who plays the cello. (more...)

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