Shuggie Bain among Scotland Translation Fund recipients

This year's Booker Prize-winning novel, Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, is to be translated into Turkish, Serbian, Portuguese and Arabic, following grants from the Publishing Scotland Translation Fund.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-19 02:04:43 UTC ]

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Hilary Mantel wins Costa novel prize

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