Donald Nicholson-Smith and Caleb Crain converse about Treasure of the Spanish Civil War
Donald Nicholson-Smith, translator of Serge Pey’s Treasure of the Spanish Civil War, read from his translation and conversed with Caleb Crain about genre, immigration, magical realism, anarchism, and more at a recent Zoom talk hosted by Community Bookstore. Watch a
Scholastique Mukasonga in The New Yorker
"How can you mourn your loved ones when they have no graves? How can you mourn without allowing them to sink into oblivion—a second death, for which you are then responsible?" These are the questions that drive Scholastique Mukasonga's short
Translators Aloud shines light on literary translators
Translators Aloud, a new YouTube channel created by translators Charlotte Coombe and Tina Kover, brings translators out from behind the curtain with videos featuring translators reading short excerpts from their work. Below, watch and hear Daniel Hahn, translator of José
Daniel Hahn discusses The Society of Reluctant Dreamers with Malaprop’s Bookstore
Daniel Hahn, who translated José Eduardo Agualusa's The Society of Reluctant Dreamers from the original Portuguese, was interviewed via videoconference by Justin Souther, Malaprop's Senior Buyer and Bookstore Manager in late April. Hahn has written numerous books of nonfiction and has
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Newcomers in the Wall Street Journal
In a book review published by the Wall Street Journal this week, Sam Sacks considers the second installment of Lojze Kovačič's Newcomers translated by Michael Biggins. The review can be found here in full. The following is excerpted from the
In Memoriam: Krishna Baldev Vaid, Hindi Fiction Writer and Playwright
Krishna Baldev Vaid, the celebrated author of novels such as The Broken Mirror and Steps in Darkness, as well as numerous short stories, plays, diaries, works of literary criticism, and translations, died February 6, 2020. Throughout his life, Vaid wrote
Katherine Silver interviewed in the Believer
"An elusive puppeteer, a wizard behind a curtain, someone heard but not seen." Katherine Silver thus describes her work as a translator in a recent interview with The Believer. Silver translated Juan Carlos Onetti's A Dream Come True which Archipelago
José Eduardo Agualusa wins Angolan National Prize for Culture and Arts
We are delighted to announce that José Eduardo Agualusa has been awarded the Angolan National Prize for Culture and Arts in the category of literature! The jury calls Agualusa’s career “extensive and vital”: according to the jury-members, Agualusa "approaches the fundamental
The Barefoot Woman Shortlisted for the National Book Award
We are so pleased to announce that The Barefoot Woman is a finalist for the National Book Award in Translated Literature! We are so proud of Scholastique Mukasonga and Jordan Stump, who translated the book from the original French. The National