2014 World Cup of Literature: The Details
A number of months ago, I alluded to the idea of having Three Percent host a “World Cup of Literature” pitting all of the World Cup qualifying countries (see below) against one another in a battle for world literature supremacy. (At least until the next World Cup.) Anyway, the time for that is now!, and so here ...
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2014 ALTA Travel Fellowships
If you’re an emerging literary translator and want to attend the 2014 American Literary Translators Association conference in Milwaukee but are short on cash, then you should definitely apply for this year’s travel fellowships. From the ALTA website: Each year, between four and six $1,000 fellowships are ...
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The Guest Cat
In a story of two emotionally distant people, Japanese author Takashi Hiraide expertly evokes powerful feelings of love, loss, and friendship in his novel The Guest Cat. The life of the unnamed narrator and his wife, both writers, is calm and simple until the appearance of their neighbors’ cat, Chibi. Warmth and caring ...
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Open Letter Now Distributed by Consortium
This is mainly an informational post for any booksellers who read the blog . . . Starting June 1st, Open Letter Books will be distributed by Consortium, one of the best distributors of independent presses in the United States. As a result, today, May 16th, is the final day to place EDI/Pubnet orders with out current ...
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The Oasis of Now: Selected Poems
I have wanted to read Persian poetry ever since having heard so many good things about it from my Palestinian friend. Sohrab Sepehri’s collection, The Oasis of Now: Selected Poems, however, sounded quite new-agey—as if the poetry was canned lyricism awash in love, peace, and overly sensual descriptions of nature—and ...
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A celebration of HARLEQUIN’S MILLIONS @ the Czech Embassy in D.C.
Archipelago Books celebrates the 100th anniversary of legendary author Bohumil Hrabal’s birth, with the launch of his novel Harlequin’s Millions translated by Stacey Knecht and a presentation on his impressive legacy at the Czech Embassy. With Pulitzer Prize winning book critic, Michael Dirda, and music performed by ...
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Stacey Knecht and Alex Zucker in conversation @ WORD Bookstore
Join Stacey Knecht and Alex Zucker as they discuss the art of translation and Knecht’s translation of Harlequin’s Millions by Bohumil Hrabal, forthcoming May 2014. WORD Bookstore is located at 126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, 11222. More information on the event can be found at ...
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