For Everyone in New Delhi . . .
Next month, the German Book Office in New Delhi is putting on two interesting events: The first is a Translators Meeting on Tuesday the 6th at the German Book Office featuring a discussion on literary translations: Literary translation is an art that takes time, talent and determination to develop, but it is also a ...
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October Translations
I can’t believe September is almost over . . . Although I’m sort of glad—October brings the Frankfurt Book Fair, a study trip to France (more on that in another post), and another playoff appearance for the St. Louis Cardinals. (Next year, Cubs fans. Next. Year.) October also brings some interesting ...
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Hoppla! 1 2 3
As frequently occurs, a few days ago I was browsing through a bookstore when something caught my eye. The book was Negative Horizon by Paul Virilio, which “sets out [his] theory of dromoscopy: a means of apprehending speed and its pivotal—and potentially destructive—role in contemporary global ...
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Events To Attend
Our events calendar is a bit empty right now (if you’re hosting—or attending—any interesting events related to international literature, please e-mail us so that we can include it on that calendar to the right . . ), but there are a number of interesting events coming up that might be of ...
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Natasha Wimmer and Roberto Bolano's Forthcoming Books
Two Words — the excellent blog of the Center for the Art of Translation — posted an interesting, brief conversation with Natasha Wimmer about her forthcoming Bolano translations. I think any and all Bolano fans will be especially intrigued by this bit: Natasha Wimmer: I’ve read The Third Reich (and in fact, ...
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Nordic Voices and Hallgrimur Helgason [Iceland Follow-Up Post] [UPDATE]
Last week I mentioned a few contemporary Icelandic authors, including Hallgrimur Helgason. In the post about Hallgrimur, I mentioned The Author of Iceland, which won the 2001 Icelandic Literature Prize, and sounds like a cool, playful book. Well, not only did someone comment about how this is “one of the top 5 ...
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Best of the National Book Award Fiction Winners and Best Books of the Millennium
“Best Of” lists tend to pop up all over the internet come December, but both the National Book Foundation and The Millions got the jump on everyone with two very intriguing projects that kicked off this week. Over the course of the summer, the NBF has been highlighting all 77 fiction winners from the past 60 ...
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