Posts tagged 'World Fiction'

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Eyes East
Posted 11 February 2013 by Carol McKay Carol McKay heads to Eastern Europe to explore some of the most exciting literature in translation taking place. Read 'Eyes East '
Interview with John O'Brien, Dalkey Archive
Posted 21 January 2013 by Pete Mitchell We catch up with John O'Brien, founder of Dalkey Archive Press, to discuss translation, the joy of discovery, and the point of literature. Read 'Interview with John O'Brien, Dalkey Archive'
'As if he were convulsed, or laughing': resurrecting Danilo...
Posted 19 December 2012 by Pete Mitchell There's a story by Danilo Kiš in which the heretic Simon Magus wanders the deserts of the Middle East years after Jesus' resurrection, preaching that the god of the Christians... Read ''As if he were convulsed, or...'
Stu Allen's favourite books in translation of the year
Posted 12 December 2012 by Guest blogger We asked translated fiction expert and book blogger over at Winston's Dad , Stu J Allen, to tell us about his favourite translated fiction books of the year. Read 'Stu Allen's favourite books in translation...'
'A short story must have a single mood and...
Posted 26 September 2012 by Nikesh Shukla Nikesh asks this year's BBC International Short Story Award shortlist what they thought about all this and whether they agreed with the above quote by Edgar Allan Poe and whether... Read ''A short story must have a...'
'Other Words for Funny': Will Self, Kafka, and the...
Posted 26 July 2012 by Pete Mitchell Will Self, not for the first time in his long and storied career, is not amused. He's at City University, talking about Kafka's Metamorphosis, and poor Gregor Samsa running all... Read ''Other Words for Funny': Will Self,...'
Dark times
Posted 24 July 2012 by Guest blogger Jethro Soutar reports from Noir Week in Gijón, Spain. Read 'Dark times '
Who are the gatekeepers?
Posted 3 May 2012 by Catherine Mansfield Earlier this month I headed to Earl's Court and found myself right at the heart of the UK's translated fiction scene: the Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair. Read 'Who are the gatekeepers? '
Mark Stanisforth on the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shadow...
Posted 19 April 2012 by Guest blogger This year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize longlist presented our 'Shadow' judging team with an unusually strenuous task. With three of the fifteen choices weighing in at well over six hundred... Read 'Mark Stanisforth on the Independent Foreign...'
A new translated fiction reads booklet
Posted 16 April 2012 by Nikesh Shukla Remember when online search engines used to ask you where you wanted to go that day? That's how we feel about translated fiction. It can take us anywhere, show us... Read 'A new translated fiction reads booklet'