A final word from me. I am so grateful to have been given the chance to share my love of books in translation and some prize-winning books over the last month. I want to thank everyone involved with The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative for letting me take over this month. I will finish with … Continue reading #TranslationThurs: Thank you
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#TranslationThurs: Stone in a landslide, by Maria Barbal
I am often asked for my all-time favorite read; now, this is hard. It's like picking your favorite record, film, friend, food, etc and one day to the next, it can change over time. But one that is always near the top, and I think the only book to be reviewed twice on my blog, … Continue reading #TranslationThurs: Stone in a landslide, by Maria Barbal
#Translationthurs: The Coming, by Andrej Nikolaidis
I will be finishing this month off at GLLI with a few of my favorite reads that I have been blogging. One of the things that has kept me blogging is the support of various publishers and writers over the years, and here is both a writer and publisher that have been helpful over the … Continue reading #Translationthurs: The Coming, by Andrej Nikolaidis
#WORLDKIDLITWEEKEND: Following My Paint Brush
Dulari Devi didn’t know how to read the printed word, but she always had a rich visual lexicon built into her consciousness, a legacy that stemmed from being part of a rural community in Bihar that created stunning wall murals in the Mithila art style, also known as Madhubani painting. Her story is one of … Continue reading #WORLDKIDLITWEEKEND: Following My Paint Brush
#Translationthurs: Tomb of Sand, by Geertanjali Shree
I moved on to Booker International in 2022; this is a book I struggle to review, as it is just so rich in its language and poetic voice. I finally tackled it after we, with the Booker shadow panel, just chatted with Daisy Rockwell, the translator of Tomb of Sand. She brought her process in … Continue reading #Translationthurs: Tomb of Sand, by Geertanjali Shree
#TranslationThurs: The Discomfort of Evening, by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Today, I go to a book from the Booker International list of 2020. I pick this as it was a book we all in the shadow Jury felt would be on the longlist. But I also have the last book from Lucas Rijneveld, as he is now called, as he was the first trans writer … Continue reading #TranslationThurs: The Discomfort of Evening, by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
#Translationthurs: The Perfect Nine by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Now I have reached 2021, and I had to pick this book as I haven't had a book from Africa in my choices. This writer is always a name that is on the list of writers who could win the Booker and is near the top of that list. He originally wrote his first book … Continue reading #Translationthurs: The Perfect Nine by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
It’s #WorldKidLit Weekend: Naming Source Languages and Translators Serves Young Readers
This article first appeared on the ALSC Blog on April 16, 2024. Reposted with permission. Not long ago, I asked a group of grade six English learners to do a “source language scavenger hunt,” finding middle grade and YA novels in the school library and recording the language in which each was written. I also … Continue reading It’s #WorldKidLit Weekend: Naming Source Languages and Translators Serves Young Readers
#translationthurs: The Pine Islands, by Marion Poschmann
I move to 2019 and another book from the Booker International longlist. You may ask how I choose the books for each year. It may be a translator, or just a book I fondly remember. This is an example of both. Jen Calleja is a great translator and has also gone into publishing. This was … Continue reading #translationthurs: The Pine Islands, by Marion Poschmann
#translationthurs: The White Book, by Han Kang
One of the styles of prose I love most is patchwork fiction, which sits on the line between fiction and nonfiction, using vignettes to link a theme or story together. This book from Korea links tale vignettes around death and how death is celebrated/remembered around the world. I have often found solace in books like … Continue reading #translationthurs: The White Book, by Han Kang
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