In this week's podcast (Tom's last one of of the year), we discuss the translations we did (and didn't) read from 2012, including Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin, Satantango by Laszlo Krashnahorkai, Woes of the True Policeman by Roberto Bolano, and Necropolis by Santiago Gamboa. This kicks off the beginning of our "best of" podcasts for this year. Next week we'll talk about music, and in the new year, Tom will be back to discuss the best movies of 2012. Since I mentioned this a million times during the podcast, here's the list of books I'm looking forward to reading over the next couple months: Woes of a True Policeman, Roberto BolanoDeath Sentences, Kawamata ChiakiInvestigation, Philippe ClaudelRevenge, Yoko OgawaEncyclopedia of a Life in Russian, Jose Manuel PrietoAriadne in the Gortesque Labyrinth, Salvador EspriuThe Map and the Territory, Michel HouellebecqAtlas, Kai-Cheung DungBlack Flower, Young-ha KimLoveStar, Andri Snaer MagnasonTraveler of the Century, Andres NeumanMathematique, Jacques RoubaudRaised from the Ground, Jose SaramagoTyrant Banderas, Ramon del Valle-InclanDown the Rabbit Hole, Juan Pablo VillalobosTransit, Abdourahman WaberiMuseum of Abandoned Secrets, Oksana ZabuzhkoBlindly, Claudio Magris This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit threepercentproblem.substack.com

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