Story of married couple contending with a devastated postwar Berlin follows runaway success of Alone in BerlinHans Fallada’s 1947 novel Alone in Berlin was the hit book of the summer six years ago, selling 300,000 copies and making a bestseller of an author who had been largely forgotten. Now the late German author’s Nightmare in Berlin, an autobiographical novel beginning on the day the war ends, is to be published in English for the first time.Released in German as Der Alpdruck (“The Nightmare”) in 1947, the year of Fallada’s death, the novel is the only book other than Alone in Berlin to have been written by the author in the post-war period. It tells of a man, Dr Doll, and his wife, who are taking shelter in the German countryside, haunted by nightmarish images at night, when the Russians invade. They return to Berlin after the end of the war, and attempt to resume their lives, but confronting the reality of life in the devastated city, they fall into morphine addiction, with each dose a “small death”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Three Percent and Open Letter Books publisher Chad Post talks with Caitlyn Christensen at Sampsonia Way about the contemporary literary scene, publishing and translation. The post Open Letter Book’s Chad Post on the State of Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new policy paper from the Cambridge Assessment Group has warned that the neglect of textbooks in our education system and publishing is one of the reasons that England has been overtaken by other countries. However the paper, written by Tim Oates, the body's group director of research and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three top US book editors and one translator share their top tips for working with and editing literary translations. The post 5 Tips for Editing Literary Works in Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Español, Open Road Media's Spanish language imprint, has teamed up with Barcelona-based independent publisher Roca Editorial, to market and distribute Spanish-language ebook translations of backlist novels by big-name American and British authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A team from the Daily Telegraph has won the English PEN Quiz for the second year in a row, narrowly beating the team from HarperCollins after a tie-breaker. The 13th annual fundraiser took place last night (11th November) at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Andersen Press enters the race to publish Nobel prizewinners work in English, comparing new childrens story to Hans Christian AndersenA childrens book by Patrick Modiano a mystery set in the 10th arrondissement of Paris has just been snapped up by a British publisher amid a flurry of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prize-winning fiction set in 11th century and using innovative language gains critical success after rejection by mainstream publishersOf the 120 reader reviews on Amazon for Paul Kingsnorths debut novel The Wake, most are either adoring five stars hailing one of the most unexpectedly exciting... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Sharjah International Book Fair, currently happening in the United Arab Emirates, a panel about translated books saw execs from various countries talking about the difficulties of getting titles that do not originate in English into the Western markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film rights to Greg Mitchell’s new work of nonfiction, tentatively titled 'The Tunnels: JFK vs. CBS & NBC,' have already sold to FilmNation Entertainment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2014, publishers dealt with shrinking bookstores shelves, opaque sourcing, Amazon v. Hachette and the continuing rise of self-publishing. The post Hot Button Issues for English-Language Publishers in 2014 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair compared international literature and translation in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The post Is Translation Stronger in France, Germany or the UK? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agents respond to Richard Charkin’s provocation that international publishers should put out their own English editions rather than selling the English rights. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 32nd International Spanish Book Fair (LIBER 2014) was held in Barcelona last week with ebook growth and the problem of getting Spanish-language books translated into English among the topics of discussion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writing on the blog Love German Books, translator Katy Derbyshire makes the call for a prize honoring women authors in translation. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Texas Press has revived its translations of classic Latin American literature, bringing most of them into digital form for the first time. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 1st International Communication Forum on Chinese Culture was held in Qingdao, China on August 24 and 25, bringing together dozens of translators and sinologists from all over the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German Book Office's Riky Stock spoke to editors and publishers about the factors at play when considering publishing a translation in the US market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murakami's novel 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage' is still topping US bestseller lists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A sheep man and a person with a taste for young boys brains feature in short story due for ChristmasSoon after he drew crowds, some of whom had queued for 18 hours, to a London book signing for his latest novel, Haruki Murakamis publisher has announced a new short book in English that will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Popular Scandinavian authors including Jo Nesbø and Stieg Larsson drive growing domestic demand for translated booksBritish readers are devouring foreign fiction in record numbers amid a mini-boom in translated novels, inspired by the success of Scandinavian authors such as Jo Nesbø.Among a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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