Tristano Dies: A Life Longlisted for National Translation Award
Antonio Tabucchi's novel, Tristano Dies: A Life, translated from the Italian by Elizabeth Harris, was recently longlisted for the 2016 National Translation Award in Prose. Hailed by Necessary Fiction as "mesmerizing," Tristano Dies is the story of Tristano, a hero
Don Bartlett, Melanie Mauthner, and others on the art of translation
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
Kovačič voted as outstanding Slovene novelist of past 25 years
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
A General Theory of Oblivion shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize
A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa, translated by Daniel Hahn, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. Agualusa is the first Angolan writer to appear on a Man Booker list. See the complete list of nominees here.
Our Lady of the Nile shortlisted for the 2016 DUBLIN International Literary Award
The 2016 DUBLIN International Literary Award shortlist was announced Tuesday, April 12th. The list includes ten novels and Archipelago's own, Scholastique Muksonga for Our Lady of the Nile, translated by Melanie Mauthner. The Award is presented annually for a novel written or
Elias Khoury wins prestigious Mahmoud Darwish Award for Creativity 2016, donates his $25,000 award to Birzeit University
Elias Khoury Donates Award to Birzeit University Khoury was cited both for his large and diverse literary output and for his attention to Palestine, which has been a cornerstone of his writing and activism. University president Abdel Latif Abu Hijleh said, according to
Ivan Vladislavić in conversation with Nuruddin Farah and Robert Kelly
Ivan Vladislavić, author of The Folly, spoke to Nuruddin Farah and Robert Kelly at Bard College in October. Read the full conversation over at LitHub.
Angel of Oblivion Wins the Prix du Premier Roman in France
Le Prix du Premier Roman, France's prize for the best novel of the year, has been awarded to Maja Haderlap for Angel of Oblivion! Check out the article here.
Interview with Héctor Abad Faciolince
Colombian novelist Héctor Abad Faciolince is interviewed here, in Spanish, about his novel La Oculta, which Archipelago will be publishing in 2017, translated by Anne McLean.