The National Book Critics Circle has just announced finalists for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize—we’re thrilled to announce that Bachtyar Ali’s The Last Pomegranate Tree made the shortlist! Warmest congratulations to Bachtyar Ali and translator Kareem Abdulrahman for this masterpiece.

 

 

“Kaleidoscopic and mesmerizing . . . Ali’s novel is a visionary wonder that plunges into the dreamscape of a people’s fraught memory. For readers, this is unforgettable.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

We are excited to announce that Hanne Ørstavik’s Ti Amo, translated from Norwegian by Martin Aitken, has been longlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award! Our warmest congratulations to Hanne Ørstavik and her translator, Martin Aitken, on this “poetic, honest and heart-searing reflection” (Times Literary Supplement) on love and loss.

 

 

You can order Ti Amo directly here, as well as browse some of Hanne Ørstavik’s other titles: Love, a 2018 finalist for the National Book Awards, and The Pastor, both brilliantly translated by Martin Aitken.