""I was glitching, craving my cellular phone on a cellular level, shamefully unresponsive to the old media that surrounded me: books, paintings, analogue photographs, a vinyl record spinning somewhere in my mentor's house.""
""Transcription is Lerner's first novel in seven years, following the critically acclaimed autofictional trilogy, Leaving the Atocha Station, 10:04, and The Topeka School, which explored memory, art, politics and relationships in dazzling prose.""
""The novel packs a lot in: meditations on art and artificiality, how technology is changing the nature of humanity, and how we care for each other in the face of global disaster.""
Transcription begins with a narrator who fails to record an interview with his mentor, Thomas, after accidentally damaging his phone. The story unfolds in three parts, including a conference in Madrid where the narrator faces criticism for fabricating the interview. The final section features a conversation with Thomas's son, Max, covering topics like fatherhood, technology, and the pandemic. The novel, though brief, delves into the impact of technology on humanity and the importance of caring for one another amidst global challenges, ultimately conveying a poignant message about human vulnerability.
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