Don Bartlett, translator of the My Struggle series, discusses the “tension between being true to the original [work] and being readable,” Melanie Mauthner divulges how she translates Scholastique Mukasonga, and others dive into the artistry behind translating a piece of foreign fiction.
A jury of 18 leading Slovene literary critics and historians chose Lojze Kovačič as the outstanding Slovene novelist since Slovenia achieved its independence in 1991. Kovačič’s 1991 novel, Time of Crystal, was chosen among the top 25 novels that have been awarded the annual Kresnik prize from 1991-2016 and deemed the Kresnik of Kresniks.
