I Wish, the movie
Elsewhere Editions is pleased to announce a new short film about I Wish, written by Toon Tellegen, illustrated by Ingrid Godon and translated from the Dutch by David Colmer. Warmest thanks to the Netherlands Foundation for Literature and Dutch Culture for
Donald Nicholson-Smith reflects on translating Jean-Patrick Manchette in CrimeReads
Donald Nicholson-Smith, translator of Serge Pey's Treasure of the Spanish Civil War, Abdellatif Laâbi's In Praise of Defeat, and much more, writes about translating Jean-Patrick Manchette in CrimeReads this month. He reflects on the relationship between "genre" and "literary" fiction, the
Scholastique Mukasonga in conversation with Kaiama Glover
Scholastique Mukasonga spoke with Kaiama L. Glover about her new collection of short stories, Igifu. Glover is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of French & Africana Studies at Barnard College and Faculty Director of the Barnard Digital Humanities Center. Her
Dreams Are Instruments of Liberation: José Eduardo Agualusa interviewed in Bomb Magazine
This week, Bomb Magazine published an interview of José Eduardo Agualusa by Bibi Deitz. They talk about Agualusa's novel, The Society of Reluctant Dreamers, and how dreams, social movements, and photography all affect his writing. As Deitz notes in her
Scholastique Mukasonga presents Igifu with Maaza Mengiste
Scholastique Mukasonga discusses her new book of autobiographical stories, Igifu, in conversation with Maaza Mengiste. Hosted by the Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith, this virtual event was originally recorded on September 30, 2020. You can watch the conversation at
Scholastique Mukasonga presents IGIFU with Martha Cooley
Scholastique Mukasonga joined Martha Cooley at the Community Bookstore to present her new story collection, Igifu. You can watch the conversation - beautifully interpreted by Ellen Sowchek - at the link below. The autobiographical stories in Igifu rend a glorious Rwanda
Karthika Naïr’s Until the Lions in the New York Review of Books
David Shulman has written a thoughtful and engrossing paean to Karthika Naïr's Until the Lions in the September 24th issue of the New York Review of Books. Shulman's piece situates Naïr’s work in the long and intricate history of the Mahabharata, praising Until the Lions for its nimble play of poetic
Brave Girls From Rwanda: Interview with Scholastique Mukasonga
Scholastique Mukasonga was interviewed by the Institute Français at the Beyond Words French Literature Festival in May. You can watch her discuss her first novel, Our Lady of the Nile at the link below, along with two readings from the book, in both
Elias Khoury’s “This Is Not Beirut” in The Paris Review
Elias Khoury, author of Gate of the Sun, White Masks, and As Though She Were Sleeping, responds in The Paris Review Daily to the recent explosion in Beirut that has killed over 150 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Read “This
The Farm is longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award!
Hector Abad's The Farm, translated by Anne McLean, has been longlisted for the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award! Héctor Abad is one of Colombia’s leading writers. Born in 1958, he grew up in Medellín, where he studied medicine, philosophy and journalism. In