Abdellatif Laâbi’s poem featured in the latest issue of Soundings
Abdellatif Laâbi's poem 'To My Son Yacine', from the collection In Praise of Defeat published by Archipelago in 2016, was featured in the latest issue of Soundings. You can read the poem by clicking here.
Distant Light shortlisted for the Italian Prose in Translation Prize
Distant Light, by Antonio Moresco, translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon, has made the shortlist for the 2017 Italian Prose in Translation Prize (IPTA)! "Despite its fable-like structure and brevity, Moresco has Kafka’s power to unnerve, and Walser’s genial strangeness.
Scholastique Mukasonga attends the 2017 International Literary Festival of Paraty
The Brazilian translations of Scholastique Mukasonga's Barefoot Woman (forthcoming English translation by Jordan Stump) and Our Lady of the Nile were ranked among the top five bestselling books at FLIP 2017, the literary festival of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FLIP 2017
Absolute Solitude longlisted for National Translation Award
Dulce María Loynaz's collection of prose poems, Absolute Solitude, translated from the Spanish by James O'Connor was recently longlisted for the 2017 National Translation Award in Poetry. Absolute Solitude is the first major selection dedicated to Dulce María Loynaz's prose poetry. Susan
Daniel Hahn to establish First Translation Prize from his International DUBLIN Literary Award Winnings
Daniel Hahn plans to donate half of his winnings from the International Dublin Literary Award to fund a new prize for debut translators. José Eduardo Agualusa and Daniel Hahn were recently awarded the prestigious prize for Agualusa’s groundbreaking novel, A
José Eduardo Agualusa and Daniel Hahn win International DUBLIN Literary Award
José Eduardo Agualusa and Daniel Hahn have won the International Dublin Literary Award for the brilliant translation of Agualusa's novel, A General Theory of Oblivion. This is the sixth book on which Agualusa and Hahn have collaborated. Hahn says: “My career began with Agualusa.”
Karl Ove Knausgaard Named 2017 Laureate for Jerusalem Prize in Literature
This year’s Jerusalem Prize for literature will be awarded to the Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard, who is known chiefly for My Struggle, a six-book series of autobiographical novels. The prize is awarded every two years to a writer whose work,
Abdellatif Laâbi Finalist for Best Translated Book Award 2017
The Best Translated Book Awards have announced their finalists for fiction and poetry, and Donald Nicholson-Smith's translation of Abdellatif Laâbi's In Praise of Defeat: Selected Poems has been shortlisted! The BTBA, founded by Three Percent, aim to bring attention to the best original
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