What is this thing you call "Chinese Literature"? “Chinese literature” is often a conveniently nebulous term that means different things to different people. It can refer to China as a geographical or political entity – except not everyone agrees on what that is. Or it can be a linguistic description, referring to what is sometimes … Continue reading Chinese Literature FAQ – by Dave Haysom
Read Paper Republic: An Introduction – by Dave Haysom
“I like the idea that you could have actual readable pieces hanging off the database, like ornaments on a Christmas tree. So as you go browsing, you also find things to read.” “This is something I’m really keen on!” “A catchy title would help, e.g. #TranslationThursday Weekly Story. (Sorry, that's not very catchy.)” “We don't … Continue reading Read Paper Republic: An Introduction – by Dave Haysom
What is Paper Republic?
The wonderful people over at the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative have designated February as China month, and have asked us to help! So for a whole month, we'll be posting on the GLLI site and on Paper Republic. First post - for the GLLI readers - what is Paper Republic? Who are we and what … Continue reading What is Paper Republic?
17 Notable Arabic Books Coming to English in 2017
This month, GLLI will focus on Arabic literature in translation. To kick things off, ArabLit editor M. Lynx Qualey highlights 17 notable Arabic books forthcoming in English in 2017. January 2017 1) Ascension to Death, by Mamdouh Azzam, trans. Max Weiss (Haus Publishing) From the publisher: Ascension to Death, which launches Haus Publishing’s new Modern Arabic Classics series, … Continue reading 17 Notable Arabic Books Coming to English in 2017
The Bangkok Book Awards
Global literature for children exists—but how to find it and connect it with readers? A group of librarians at international schools in Bangkok have developed a new student-choice book award program that 1) helps librarians exchange info about books by authors from around the world, and 2) acquaints students with their finds. Here librarian Kim … Continue reading The Bangkok Book Awards
Excerpt: La Superba by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Someone who looks like a banker walks into the BNL bank on Piazza Matteoti. Someone who looks like a crook—with a broken nose, low forehead, and big, protruding ears—comes out of the police station next door, while eight carabinieri stand smoking on the pavement and laughing and acting out on a friend how they’d arrest … Continue reading Excerpt: La Superba by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Review: The Cat Who Came In Off The Roof by Annie M.G. Schmidt
In search of a cozy, quirky book to curl up with on a winter evening or to read out loud with a young child? The Cat Who Came in off the Roof, translated from the beloved Dutch children's classic, Minoes, may be just the ticket. Shy newspaper reporter Tibble is in trouble with his editor … Continue reading Review: The Cat Who Came In Off The Roof by Annie M.G. Schmidt
Interview with Annemarie van Haeringen, author of COCO AND THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS
By Heather Lennon Meet Annemarie van Haeringen as we chat with her about her new book, Coco and the Little Black Dress. NorthSouth Books: What inspired you to create a picture book about Coco Chanel? Annemarie: Actually, I was asked by my Dutch publisher Leopold, and the Dutch Gemeente Museum Den Haag to make a … Continue reading Interview with Annemarie van Haeringen, author of COCO AND THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS
The Hunger in Plain View by Ester Naomi Perquin
Winter Let this winter pass into another winter. No more stately brooding. No bluebird’s eggs. No driven mating or well-built nests. I want the frost to blast the ground forever with every seed or shoot that it conceals. Leave streets as gray as winter has them. The muddy slush of butchered days, two blue mittens … Continue reading The Hunger in Plain View by Ester Naomi Perquin
Book Review: A Hundred Hours of Night
During the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the Dutch author Anna Woltz and I switched places. She was hunkered down in New York City while I followed the news from the safety (and sunny weather) of Lisbon, Portugal. But she turned her frightening experience into a page-turning novel, translated by Laura Watkinson and published by the … Continue reading Book Review: A Hundred Hours of Night
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