Dear Mr Takagi,
Thanks very much - Laura Kline has told me the same thing.
Did you by any chance do anything to check the validity of Sirotinskaya's claim to hold copyright? I find it hard to imagine how it can be valid: Shalamov died without descendants and without leaving a will. And most of the stories were published long ago in London.
I translated a few of Shalamov's stories around 20 years ago, for various journals, but it is a while since I last read him. You must know his work better than almost anyone. May I also ask you to name a few of your own favourite stories? I'd be very grateful for your recommendations. My provisional choice for this Penguin anthology is as follows:
*Through the snow
**The Duck
*Someone Else¹s Bread
*Snake Charmer
*Berries
*Condensed Milk
Who else have you translated? I have spent most of the last 10 years translating Andrey Platonov whom I admire more than I can say. I have also translated Grossman's LIFE AND FATE.
Best Wishes, Robert
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