Kontakt: An Anthology of Croatian SF edited by Darko Macan and Tatjana Jambrišak translations by Tatjana Jambrišak, Goran Konvični, and the authors Wizard’s Tower Press February 11, 2014 246 pages From the Wizard’s Tower Press website: “The original paperback edition of Kontakt was produced in conjunction with the 2012 European Science Fiction Convention (Eurocon) in … Continue reading Speculative Fiction in Translation: Kontakt
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu translated from the Chinese by Ken Liu series: Remembrance of Earth’s Past (Book 1) Tor Books November 11, 2014 400 pages The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu translated from the Chinese by Joel Martinsen series: Remembrance of Earth’s Past (Book 2) Tor Books August 11, 2015 512 pages Death's … Continue reading Speculative Fiction in Translation: The Three-Body Trilogy
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette Melville House May 24, 2016 224 pages There aren’t any spaceships or spirits in The Queue; no mutant alien viruses or Martian colonies, either. And yet, it is speculative fiction, because Basma Abdel Aziz has taken the reality of Egypt’s oppressive security … Continue reading Speculative Fiction in Translation: The Queue
Here The Whole Time and Where We Go From Here are two queer YA novels in translation from Brazilian Portuguese published by Scholastic this year. In a Brazilian LGBT sweep, both titles won the #2021GLLITranslatedYALitBookPrize this week. Translator and World Kid Lit co-founder Lawrence Schimel spoke to their translator Larissa Helena about the books last September. Indeed, Lawrence … Continue reading Translator Larissa Helena in conversation with Lawrence Schimel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oKaE-_nKbc Sharing the joy! Here's a recording of our Global Literature in Libraries Initiative announcement on #InternationalChildrensBookDay of our third year of #GLLITranslatedYALitBookPrizeWinners, done in celebration with Rutgers Library. Rutgers is creating an International Youth Collection of titles, including all of our GLLI award winners. Already the Rutgers IYCLibGuide on International Youth Literature is a … Continue reading Celebrating the 2021 GLLI Translated Young Adult Literature Book Prize Winners, Honor Books, & Shortlist Titles
Speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) is written around the world and in many languages, and it is being translated into English with increasing frequency. Since 2016, when I started the website SFinTranslation.com, I've realized just how much speculative fiction in translation (SFT) allows Anglophone readers to experience stories and language traditions that they … Continue reading Speculative Fiction in Translation: An Introduction
April 2, 2021 Brazilian Novels of Gay Life Sweep 2021 GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Submissions Rise Dramatically, Suggesting Growing Interest in Translations for Teens SEATTLE – Two titles celebrating contemporary gay life in Brazil – Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins and Where We Go from Here by Lucas Rocha (both translated from the Portuguese by Larissa … Continue reading 2021 Translated YA Lit Book Prize
A picture-book ode to the power of creative nonconformity, Who Left the Light On? achieves a rare trifecta: a loosely rhyming book in translation with brilliant illustrations. Mix in important themes—embracing diversity and expressing oneself—add a huge dollop of whimsy, and you have the ingredients to this charming tale. But the sum of the parts … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Who Left the Light On?
[Katie Day, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore] The March 2021 Goodreads Bookshelf - 330+ books related to the UN SDGs It's been a long month, but such a resource-rich one -- with posts by teacher-librarians from around the world every day but Wednesdays (yay for #worldkidlit Wednesdays). The goal was to highlight books that support the … Continue reading UN SDGS: An International Wrap-Up
[Sara Ulloa, San Silvestre School, Lima, Perú] Latin America is a very diverse continent due to its ancient culture. The historian, Diana Uribe, quotes Alexander Von Humboldt who in 1805 said that these lands “produce by themselves everything that the world needs” and she continues by saying that: “everything that the world needs is in … Continue reading UN SDGS: A Diverse View from Latin America
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