We’re delighted to announce that Jaap Robben’s Summer Brother, translated from the Dutch by David Doherty, is on the longlist for one of the world’s most prestigious awards: The International Booker Prize 2021. The Prize is awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and...
On Friday, February 5, at noon Eastern time, Adeline Dieudonné, considered one of the Francophone world’s most promising emerging voices, talks with Heather O'Neill (The Girl Who Was Saturday Night) about her debut novel, Real Life. Adeline Dieudonné’s first novel, Real Life, was a literary sensation in the...
On Wednesday, February 3, at 7 pm Eastern, Pilar Quintana talks with poet and translator Beatriz Hausner about her novel, The Bitch, and the subversive act of writing about the dark side of nature. Set on Colombia’s rugged Pacific coast, Pilar Quintana’s The Bitch explores the brutal forces...
World Editions publisher Judith Uyterlinde will join Andrea Pasion-Flores (Milflores Publishing), Anna Soler-Pont (Pontas Literary and Film Agency), Jérôme Bouchaud (Astier-Pécher Literary and Film Agency), and John McGlynn (The Lontar Foundation) for a panel discussion on the risks and rewards of publishing literature in translation. The...
The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana by Maryse Condé, and translated by Richard Philcox, is a finalist for the Caribbean Readers' Awards in the Translated Work category! Vote for this title now through 31 December by clicking here! Image from Rebel Women Lit...
One of the world’s most generous international literary prizes, 50,000 Swiss francs (£41,400) recognizes world literature Mia Couto has been awarded the 2020 Jan Michalski Prize for literature for his trilogy As areias do imperador (Editorial Caminho, 2015-2017), translated into English by David Brookshaw and published...
World Editions author Amin Maalouf will take part in a unique event with Karen Armstrong, and Complicité Theatre’s Artistic Director, Simon McBurney. In a conversation hosted by Esther Woolfson they will discuss stories: why we tell them, what they do, and, in particular, the story...
Mia Couto is one of the three finalists for the 2020 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature! http://www.fondation-janmichalski.com/en/prix-jan-michalski/edition-2020/12153/ The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature is attributed each year by the Foundation to crown a work of world literature. An original feature of the Prize is its multicultural nature. It...
Three of our translators, Anne Milano Appel (for her translation from the Italian of Paolo Maurensig), and Sinéad Crowe & Rachel McNicholl (for their translation from the German of Pierre Jarawan), are shortlisted for the Society of Authors 2020 Translation Prizes. Winners will be announced February...
Pilar Quintana, author of the National Book Award Finalist, The Bitch, has two upcoming online events with indie bookstores. Please join us! Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7 pm Eastern Hosted by Scuppernong Books in North Carolina Click here for the event page on Scuppernong's website. Click here to register...