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Happiness is a Watermelon on Your Head
Posted 13 April 2012 Writer, editor and translator Daniel Hahn tells us about how he came to write his first children's picture book Read 'Happiness is a Watermelon on Your...' -
Stu J Allen: 'I've heard of Nigel Kennedy but...
Posted 29 March 2012 When you say the Four Seasons to most people, they'll mention more than likely it is by Vivaldi and more than likely Nigel Kennedy's 1989 recording of it. Kennedy brought... Read 'Stu J Allen: 'I've heard of...' -
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shadow jury
Posted 20 March 2012 One of the joys of running these great prizes from behind the scenes is seeing the passion for books on social media and across blogs and forums. When it comes... Read 'The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shadow...' -
Claire Shanahan on The Sebald Lecture/Claire Tomalin
Posted 21 February 2012 I've been lucky enough to attend two great events the last two Monday nights; braving the cold weather and fighting my natural tendency to hibernate at the start of the... Read 'Claire Shanahan on The Sebald Lecture/Claire...' -
My favourite books in translation from 2011
Posted 19 January 2012 The most striking thing about the best of last year's novels in translation was the labour of love which has gone into their very being. For the most part, books... Read 'My favourite books in translation from...' -
Translated fiction: gifts for the family
Posted 12 December 2011 With Christmas just around the corner, now would be a good time to suggest a few translated fiction titles that would make ideal presents for your family members. I'm assuming... Read 'Translated fiction: gifts for the family' -
Emily Boyce: Belgravia Books
Posted 17 October 2011 Gallic Books has been publishing the best of contemporary French fiction in English for the past five years. This month, the Gallic team upped sticks to open a bookshop, Belgravia... Read 'Emily Boyce: Belgravia Books ' -
Stuart Allen on the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize winner
Posted 7 July 2011 My day at the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize started on a damp day in Derbyshire as I made my way to the station, so two hours later I arrived in... Read 'Stuart Allen on the Independent Foreign...' -
Stiegmatized: Scandinavian Crime Fiction after the deluge
Posted 7 July 2011 Sweden, says Håkan Nesser , can be any number of things depending on where you're viewing it from. If you're American it's all Ingmar Bergman, depressed people with failing marriages... Read 'Stiegmatized: Scandinavian Crime Fiction after the...' -
The perils (and joys) of History: Daniel Kehlmann in...
Posted 30 June 2011 On the last day of the London Review's World Literature Weekend, a press of sticky, gasping booklovers file out of the sultry weather and cram themselves into the London Review... Read 'The perils (and joys) of History:...'
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