Remembering Humphrey Davies
We are very sad to share the news that Humphrey Davies has passed away. Renowned for his translations from Arabic by writers including Naguib Mahfouz, Alaa al-Aswany, and Mohamed Mustagab, and for his inspired translation of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq's Leg
Review of The Dog of Tithwal in The Wall Street Journal
We are delighted to share that Boyd Tonkin's wonderful review of Saadat Hasan Manto's The Dog of Tithwal, translated from the Urdu by Khalid Hasan and Muhammad Umar Memon, was published today in The Wall Street Journal. Tonkin takes care to situate
Paulina Chiziane wins the 2021 Camões Prize
We're delighted to share that groundbreaking Mozambican writer, Paulina Chiziane, has won this year's Camões Prize. The Portuguese Culture Minister, Graça Fonseca, announced that “the jury unanimously decided to award the prize to Mozambican writer Paulina Chiziane, highlighting her vast
Allegria wins the 2021 National Translation Award in Poetry
We're thrilled to share that Geoffrey Brock has won the 2021 National Translation Award in Poetry for his translation of Giuseppe Ungaretti's Allegria! The National Translation Award, which is administered by the American Literary Translators Association, is the only national award
Maja Haderlap wins the 2021 Christine Lavant Prize
We're thrilled to share that Maja Haderlap -- writer, poet, and translator from German and Slovenian -- has won the 2021 Christine Lavant Prize for her extensive body of work! The prize honors a writer "who, like Christine Lavant, combines
Review of Allegria in the Journal of Italian Translation
We are delighted to share that Marco Sonzogni's review of Giuseppe Ungaretti's Allegria, translated by Geoffrey Brock, was published in the Journal of Italian Translation. From the review, as translated by Geoffrey Brock: The skill of Geoffrey Brock, without a shadow of
David Colmer wins the 2021 James Brockway Prize
We are thrilled to share that David Colmer—translator of Dutch literature across the genres of literary fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and poetry—has been awarded the James Brockway Prize for 2021! The prize, which is run by the Dutch Foundation for Literature, recognizes
Andrea Bajani and Nick Flynn at Prairie Lights
On Friday, April 16 at 8:00PM EST, Prairie Lights hosted a virtual conversation with Andrea Bajani and Nick Flynn. They discussed Bajani’s novel, If You Kept a Record of Sins, translated from the Italian by Elizabeth Harris. You can watch
Andrea Bajani, Elizabeth Harris, and Stuart Dybek at Pilsen Community Books
On Thursday, April 8th at 7PM CST / 8 PM EST, Andrea Bajani, Elizabeth Harris, and Stuart Dybek celebrated If You Kept a Record of Sins, hosted by Pilsen Community Books! A recording of the event is available here. A sly, prismatic novel that
Andrea Bajani and Jhumpa Lahiri at Point Reyes Books
On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:00PM EST, Andrea Bajani joined Jhumpa Lahiri to celebrate and discuss his novel, If You Kept a Record of Sins, which was translated to English by Elizabeth Harris. Point Reyes Books hosted the conversation in