Ivan Klima in The Guardian
The Guardian had a short overview of the life and work of Ivan Klima (Love and Garbage, Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light, too many others to mention) this weekend: Incredibly, he returned to Prague after the 1968 uprising was put down: Klima began to fight back against these privations straightaway. ...
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Steven L. Isenberg named Executive Director at PEN
Word is just starting to go around that PEN has named a new Executive Director. From PEN’s press release: PEN American Center, the largest branch of International PEN — the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization — today announced the appointment of Steven L. Isenberg as Executive ...
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Some Upcoming Events at Skylight Books
Here’s a message from Monica Carter of Salonica and Skylight Books—our featured indie store of the month—about some interesting upcoming events. One of the trademarks of Skylight Books is the ability to recognize and promote the literary greats of our time. Ten years ago, Skylight Books not only ...
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Pessoa archive declared 'national treasure' in Portugal
L’héritage documentaire de Fernando Pessoa, considéré comme le plus grand poète portugais du XXe siècle, a été classé “trésor national”, a annoncé jeudi le gouvernement portugais. This looks to put an end to some controversy that was started last summer, when Pessoa’s heirs planned to ...
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State of Translations in Publishing Perspectives
Today’s Publishing Perspectives includes an editorial that I wrote about the “state of translations” in America attempting to explain the dip in the number of translations coming out this year: For years, people have speculated that the number of literary works in translation being published in the ...
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Cliffs
Olivier Adam is the author of many novels and children’s books, several of which have been adapted for film, including his debut Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas. In 2004 he won the Prix Goncourt for his short story “Passer l’hiver.” He is also a founder and current member of the program planning committee of ...
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Ha Jin on "The Writer as Migrant"
Nigel Beale—whose interviews are always really interesting—recently posted a great discussion with Ha Jin about his recent book, The Writer as Migrant, which was recently released by University of Chicago Press and sounds pretty good: Ha Jin’s journey raises rich and fascinating questions about ...
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