Tales of Bart: A Novel in Three Acts

By José Alaniz

Book Overview

A Parisian caf waiter discovers a mysterious package of documents left by a fugitive-like stranger, unraveling a kaleidoscope of multilingual wordplay, historical intrigue, dystopian visions, and literary puzzles. Tales of Bart-a nod to Alexander Pushkin's Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin-follows the scandalous exploits of "evil" translator Fruitvale Bart. Spanning Republic-era Texas, 19th-century Russia, far-future Atalanta, and 1990s Los Angeles, each vignette is tied to Bart's provocative translations. Alaniz's novel probes the nature of translation-faithful reproduction or creative reinvention-and explores art, colonial legacies, postmodern alienation, and the horrors of the self in dazzling, thought-provoking layers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1963245822
• ISBN13: 9781963245820
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Brown Ink
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"