My Chinese Books is the blog of Bertrand Mialaret, who reviews the latest Chinese books in translation, with a new review appearing with every few weeks. He's based in Paris, and publishes his blog in French and in English. We invited him to tell us more … When you start a blog, you have to ask … Continue reading My Chinese Books – by Bertrand Mialaret
Chinese literature: what to read and how to read it – by Brigitte Duzan
Brigitte Duzan is the dynamic webmaster of chinese-shortstories.com and chinesemovies.com.fr, and has just finished organizing a Chinese film festival. She’s based in Paris, and the two websites (in French) are easy to navigate, packed with information, and written for the non-China-specialist. We invited her to tell us more about chinese-shortstories.com… When it comes to Chinese … Continue reading Chinese literature: what to read and how to read it – by Brigitte Duzan
Chinese Literature FAQ – by Dave Haysom
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
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