Lit Lists Literary translation’s 2020 story is one of abundance and adaptation. Like most books published this year, dozens of new translations were published during a global pandemic. Events quickly moved from bookstores to Zoom. Writers and translators adapted, participating in virtual book tours, online conversations, Facebook live readings, and even virtual literary festivals. We gathered online to celebrate these new English translations and receive the community and comfort we could find there. Some of 2020’s new translations dealt directly with the pandemic. Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City, translated by Michael Berry, provided an eyewitness account of Wuhan’s seventy-six-day lockdown. And in And We Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again, fifty-two writers worldwide provided pandemic dispatches from more than thirty countries. Other books, like Sara Mesa’s Four by Four, translated by Katie Whittemore, and Guido Morselli’s Dissipatio H.D.: The Vanishing, translated by Frederika Randall, tapped into our sense of isolation. The pandemic even wound its way into reviews. In her review of Nino Haratischvili’s The Eighth Life (for Brilka), Apala Bhowmick wrote, “As I write this review, confined to a bedroom at my parents’ house, riding out our time till the virus is halted, reading this book provided a strange comfort and a rooted, substantial sense of affirmation that not all hope is lost. Not as long... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2020-12-14 20:55:17 UTC ]
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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Publishing Perspectives, and the Frankfurt Book Fair New York will host at seminar on Arabic literature in translation in NYC. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award, PP, and Frankfurt Book Fair NY Hosts Event Celebrating Arabic Literature in Translation appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A fast-updating ticker from Amazon Charts is displaying how many pages have been read in nine prominent translations curated by the editors of AmazonCrossing. These #readtheworld titles can be downloaded free through April 24 in recognition of World Book Day. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award is offering translation funding for literary and children’s titles that have won the award, with the goal of increasing the readership for Arabic books. The post New Translation Funding for Arabic Literature from the Sheikh Zayed Book Award appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacqueline Woodson, who won a National Book Award for her memoir in verse “Brown Girl Dreaming,” won the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on Tuesday. The award comes with a prize of $608,000. Publishers Weekly reports that Woodson is the 18th person or organization to win the prize, which is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even as the National Book Foundation begins taking submissions for its first translation award this year, the French-American foundation has announced shortlists in its 31st annual translation prizes. The post France’s Literature in Translation: The 10 Shortlisted Titles From the French-American... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the director of Frankfurter Buchmesse to the founder of a Thai publishing house and a Norwegian publisher who was shot in Oslo: sharp cautionary remarks about self-censorship and its dangers. The post Self-Censorship in Publishing Today: World Industry Leaders on a Subtle, Growing Challenge... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In our interview with Grano de Sal, a brand-new publishing house in Mexico City, we learn that the publisher is looking for edgy books and world Spanish rights. The post Mexican Publisher Grano de Sal Looking for World Spanish Rights, Translations, and Controversy appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UAE's Kalimat Group turned heads at Sharjah International Book Fair with its Rewayat imprint's new translations: Capote, McEwan, Baldwin, Al Bishr. The post The UAE’s Rewayat Imprint: Translations For, and From, the Arab World’s Adults appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Wang, a London-based literary translator and British Museum curator has been recognised on the international stage for her “special contribution” to children’s literature at the 2017 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards in Shanghai. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Originally founded in Chicago as Third World Press in 1967, the Third World Press Foundation has been challenging the publishing landscape with its African-American literature ever since. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Owen has signed Guardian literary critic Nicholas Lezard’s Read the World, a compendium of the 100 best books in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A fledgling cooperation between translators and librarians aims to bring more international literature to American library patrons. The post Global Literature in Libraries Initiative: Bridging the Translation-Reader Gap appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking on Dr. Seuss rhymes and cadences, translator Terence Tunberg and his wife Jennifer are believers in seeing children's books translated into Latin. The post Translating Children’s Literature to Latin: ‘Virent Ova! Viret Perna!’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a country of many languages, members of India's publishing community talk about favorite writers, titles, and where translations are needed. The post Which Indian Literature Deserves More Attention and Translation? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new book celebrating the best writing of the past century follows a well-worn script when it comes to equalityI’ve been dipping in and out of DJ Taylor’s fat new book, The Prose Factory, a pleasingly gossipy history of literary life in England since 1918, and so far as it goes, it’s very... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As more German translations are published in the USA, the German Book Office New York supports the growing community of German-to-English literary translators. The post The Task of a Translator in Today’s Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-03 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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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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People who create content need to be protected, Harriet Harman told The Publishers Association... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USA Today is in the midst of rethinking what it’s all about. Gone is the mindset of being a national newspaper; in is the goal of establishing itself as a national news brand on several platforms -- and yes, that includes print. USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer explained the... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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