William T. Vollmann's 'Carbon Ideologies' Translated into German by Freunde & Friends
Berlin-based publisher Freunde & Friends has released a three-volume German translation of William T. Vollmann's acclaimed 'Carbon Ideologies,' originally published in the US. The book includes a road trip through Fukushima, describing the abandoned town of Tomioka and the journey to Kawauchi after the 2011 nuclear disaster. The excerpt details the eerie landscape of the no-go zone, with overgrown buildings and creaking shutters, contrasting with the earlier tsunami- earthquake relics.
Key facts
- Freunde & Friends is a Berlin publisher.
- The translation is of William T. Vollmann's 'Carbon Ideologies'.
- The original work was highly praised in the USA.
- The translation spans three volumes.
- The excerpt describes a road trip on Route 349 and Route 36 to Tomioka.
- Tomioka was forcibly evacuated after the Fukushima disaster.
- The journey also goes to Kawauchi.
- Tamura is described as a valley with tile-roofed houses.
Entities
Artists
- William T. Vollmann
Institutions
- Freunde & Friends
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Fukushima
- Japan
- Tomioka
- Kawauchi
- Tamura