Scholastique Mukasonga’s Cockroaches Shortlisted for the 2017 French-American Foundation Translation Prize
Scholastique Mukasonga's Cockroaches, translated from the French by Jordan Stump, has been chosen as a finalist for the 2017 French-American Translation Prize, nonfiction category! This award recognizes exceptional English translations of French works of fiction and nonfiction. For more information on the
Ivan Vladislavić on The Exploded View and Post-Apartheid Johannesburg in Publishers Weekly
Ivan Vladislavić discusses the inspirations for The Exploded View, from Johannesburg's changing urban landscape, to the work of Joachim Schonfeldt, to the exact ingredients of "afritude sauce" in this week's Publishers Weekly. Read it here. The Exploded View will be published March 28, 2017. For more
Words Without Borders to Honor Jill Schoolman with Ottaway Award
–FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– New York City, New York, March 14, 2017—Jill Schoolman, founder and publisher of Archipelago Books, will be the recipient of the 2017 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature, Words Without Borders announced today. Throughout her career as
Breyten Breytenbach Awarded the 2017 Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
Breyte Breytenbach, a South African poet, writer and artist who opposed apartheid and was a political prisoner for many years, has been awarded the 2017 Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award. The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award is a global literary honor, largely in