I move on to a Swedish novel and another translator I like a lot, Sarah Death, This book arrived on a day I got another book that had a large black bird on the cover. I remember how odd that seemed. other book was Crow Blue by Adriana Lisboa. The Ravens, strangely enough, arrived the … Continue reading #translationthurs: The Ravens, by Tomas Bannerhed
#translationthurs: The Mussel Feast, by Brigit Vanderbeke
I move to 2014 and a book from the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. It is also from a publisher I love dearly. Peirene Press was set up to publish great novellas from around Europe. As the original publisher, Meike, said, the books are like a two-hour film that can be sat and read in an … Continue reading #translationthurs: The Mussel Feast, by Brigit Vanderbeke
#Translationthurs: Seven houses in France, by Bernardo Atxaga
Well, I'm over to 2012 and the second Shadow independent foreign fiction prize. I have chosen one of my all-time favourite writers, Bernardo Atxaga. I chose this because he has also written some children's literature that has been translated into English. I'd been looking forward to this novel as I had enjoyed his other books … Continue reading #Translationthurs: Seven houses in France, by Bernardo Atxaga
#translationthurs Rebirth by Jahnavi Barua
I opted for my second review for this month, a book from India that was on the Man Asian prize a prize that disappeared ten years ago but for the few years it ran highlighted great Indian literature and from the rest of Asia . This book about mother and a child stuck with me. … Continue reading #translationthurs Rebirth by Jahnavi Barua
#translationthurs: Kamchatka by Marcelo Figueras
I have chosen to revisit a number of my favorite books from the years of shadowing, and here we go back to 2011 and Kamchatka by Marcelo Figueras. I picked this book because it is a book whose young character I connected with as I was a similar age to him. Also, it was a … Continue reading #translationthurs: Kamchatka by Marcelo Figueras
#translationthurs: Shadowing and the Nobel Prize
In the early days of my blog, I was finding writers to read. I found the landscape for translated fiction has changed in the time I have been blogging. It is a lot more spoken about and mentioned than it was a decade ago. So, when in the early days I wanted to find books … Continue reading #translationthurs: Shadowing and the Nobel Prize
#translationthurs: I’m Stuart Allen, the British book blogger
Hi, Happy Easter to those celebrating it. Today, I'm Stuart, the host for the next month here at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. I have blogged at my own blog Winstonsdad . My blog was initially named after my sadly long-passed-away dog, Winston. He is still my avatar in most places. Hence, I choose to … Continue reading #translationthurs: I’m Stuart Allen, the British book blogger
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