Nothing in his earlier work quite prepares for the shock and awe of this new book, ably translated by Peter Cole.
But the Gorbachev who emerges from this ably translated book is less enigmatic than unconvincing.
The writing of both authors has been ably translated from the German by Ewald Osers.
Nevertheless, as this ably translated collection proves, Garshin was a powerful, innovative writer of unusually broad stylistic range.
Cloud's biting monosyllable, so ably translated by the Vegian, stopped him in mid-sentence.
Kaplan, who has ably translated this book, provides grim statistics supporting Guilloux's observation.
The letters, ably translated by Shawn Smith, span the period from about a year after their meeting to the fall of 1903.
When he sticks to discussions of his own very original research, "Mindworks," ably translated from the German, is filled with surprises.
Both have been ably translated by Ann Goldstein, who has the patience of a dove and the stomach of a lion.
Each has also been quite different from its predecessors, and the new novel, ably translated by Edith Grossman, is no exception.