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How Book Prizes Propel Authors Beyond Their Best Spotlight
Book prizes are the ultimate tastemakers of the literary world, providing welcome cash to authors; boosting sales for publishers and booksellers; helping readers choose high-quality fiction and nonfiction out of the thousands of books being published annually. A book published by an independent can become an overnight bestseller when awarded a major prize, bringing the author into the spotlight…
Natalia García Freire A Carnival of Atrocities Victor Meadowcroft Explorations
Impressions and reflections on translating Natalia García Freire’s A Carnival of Atrocities by Victor Meadowcroft, published by World Editions. A Carnival of Atrocities is the second novel by Ecuadorean author Natalia García Freire. Set high in the Andes Mountains, the opening section of the novel is narrated by a character called Mildred Capa, whose mother has just died and whose father vanishes…
Warsaw Tales, BookBlast® Translation Book Club, Hatchards, Piccadilly Podcast
Our special guest at the October translation book club discussion was Antonia Lloyd-Jones, co-editor and translator of Warsaw Tales (OUP 2024). She is best-known for translating Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk. Hear highlights of Antonia’s presentation and illuminating comments from book club members. A collection of stories and reportage, Warsaw Tales covers key moments in Warsaw’s history, from…
Celebrating Translation at Hatchards, Piccadilly, season 2 News & Events
Following the success of the first season of the BookBlast® Translation Book Club at Hatchards, Piccadilly, hosted by Georgia de Chamberet, we are thrilled to announce the titles up for discussion this coming Autumn. We will meet as usual on the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. So for your calendars, the following meetings and books are as follows: Mon Sept 9 Baba Yaga Laid an Egg, Dubravka…
Read the World with MacLehose Press 5 notable writers 2 Spotlight
MacLehose Press, the imprint of Quercus Books within the Hachette Group UK which champions literature in translation from around the world, offers to English-language readers different styles of writing and new perspectives that might otherwise have remained untranslated and unknown. The independent-minded approach of publishers Christopher MacLehose and Katharina Bielenberg has allowed for…
Célina, Catherine Axelrad Review
servCélina is beautifully written by Catherine Axelrad who captures brilliantly the tone and voice of the servant, conveying an exaggerated sense of loyalty and hierarchical respect which overlays the harsh reality of a chambermaid’s life. Meticulously researched and inspired by Hugo’s cryptic diary notes and letters from his wife, the narrative is peppered with details illuminating Hugo family…
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Before the Queen Falls Asleep Huzama Habayeb Review
Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb, translated from the Arabic by Kay Heikkinen, is reviewed by Sharif Gemie for The BookBlast Diary. Two people say goodbye at an airport. We’re not sure of their age, ethnicity or gender and we don’t know the location of the airport. The one leaving is reserved, more interested in passport control than in conversation. The other, the narrator, is…
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Andreï Makine, My Armenian Friend Review
My Armenian Friend is a gentle narrative about a grim place by the Russian-born French author, Andreï Makine, who grew up during the Soviet era and emigrated to France in the late 1980s. My Armenian Friend is autobiographical and lightly-fictionalized, set in a nameless town whose principal building is a prison. Details of time and location stay vague, but this is brutal, poverty-stricken corner…
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