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\n<\/p>\nAfter months and months (twelve to be exact) and books upon books, our nine fiction panelists finally came up with the 25-title fiction longlist for this year’s Best Translated Book Award. <\/p>\n
It was a rather difficult decision—it always is, and for me, there’s always a moment where it seems like 30 books would be a better number than 25 . . . —but I’m personally really happy with the list that we came up with. There are some classic authors (Robert Walser, Robert Bolano), some relative unknowns (Wolf Haas, Ferenc Barnas, Cao Naiqian), and a nice geographical mix (including books from Egypt and Djibouti). <\/p>\n
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting some anthologies, retranslations\/reprints, and honorable mentions that didn’t make the longlist. Then, starting next Monday and running for 25-consecutive business days, I’ll highlight a title a day building up to Tuesday, February 16th when we’ll announce both the fiction and poetry finalists for the 2010 Best Translated Book Awards. <\/p>\n
One interesting thing about this year’s fiction longlist—it’s incredibly diverse. We have authors from 24 different countries, writing in 17 different languages, and published by 15 different publishers . . . <\/p>\n
Without further ado, here are the 25 fiction finalists. Click on the title to purchase the book from Idlewild Books—our featured indie store of the month—or click on the publisher’s name to go to the dedicated page on the publisher’s website.<\/p>\n
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2010 Best Translated Book Award: Fiction Longlist<\/b><\/p>\n
Ghosts<\/em><\/a> by C\u00e9sar Aira.<\/b> The Ninth<\/em><\/a> by Ferenc Barn\u00e1s.<\/b> Anonymous Celebrity<\/em><\/a> by Ign\u00e1cio de Loyola Brand\u00e3o.<\/b> The Twin<\/em><\/a> by Gerbrand Bakker.<\/b> The Skating Rink<\/em><\/a> by Roberto Bola\u00f1o.<\/b> There\u2019s Nothing I Can Do When I Think of You Late at Night<\/em><\/a> by Cao Naiqian.<\/b> Wonder<\/em><\/a> by Hugo Claus.<\/b> Every Man Dies Alone<\/em><\/a> by Hans Fallada.<\/b> Op Oloop<\/em><\/a> by Juan Filloy.<\/b> Vilnius Poker<\/em><\/a> by Ri\u010dardas Gavelis.<\/b> The Zafarani Files<\/em><\/a> by Gamal al-Ghitani.<\/b> The Weather Fifteen Years Ago<\/em> by Wolf Haas.<\/b> The Confessions of Noa Weber<\/em><\/a> by Gail Hareven.<\/b> The Discoverer<\/em><\/a> by Jan Kj\u00e6rstad.<\/b> Memories of the Future<\/em><\/a> by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky.<\/b> Desert<\/em><\/a> by J. M. G. Le Cl\u00e9zio.<\/b> The Museum of Innocence<\/em><\/a> by Orhan Pamuk.<\/b> News from the Empire<\/em><\/a> by Fernando del Paso.<\/b> The Mighty Angel<\/em><\/a> by Jerzy Pilch.<\/b> Rex<\/em><\/a> by Jos\u00e9 Manuel Prieto.<\/b> Death in Spring<\/em><\/a> by Merc\u00e8 Rodoreda.<\/b> Landscape with Dog and Other Stories<\/em><\/a> by Ersi Sotiropoulos.<\/b> Brecht at Night<\/em><\/a> by Mati Unt.<\/b> In the United States of Africa<\/em><\/a> by Abdourahman Waberi.<\/b> The Tanners<\/em><\/a> by Robert Walser.<\/b>
\nTranslated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. (Argentina)
\n(New Directions<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Hungarian by Paul Olchv\u00e1ry. (Hungary)
\n(Northwestern University Press<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Portuguese by Nelson Vieira. (Brazil)
\n(Dalkey Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Dutch by David Colmer. (Netherlands)
\n(Archipelago<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. (Chile)
\n(New Directions<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Chinese by John Balcom. (China)
\n(Columbia University Press<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Dutch by Michael Henry Heim. (Belgium)
\n(Archipelago<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the German by Michael Hofmann. (Germany)
\n(Melville House<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman. (Argentina)
\n(Dalkey Archive<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Lithuanian by Elizabeth Novickas. (Lithuania)
\n(Open Letter<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Arabic by Farouk Abdel Wahab. (Egypt)
\n(American University Press of Cairo<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the German by Stephanie Gilardi and Thomas S. Hansen. (Austria)
\n(Ariadne Press<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu. (Israel)
\n(Melville House<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Norwegian by Barbara Haveland. (Norway)
\n(Open Letter<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull. (Russia)
\n(New York Review Books<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the French by C. Dickson. (France)
\n(David R. Godine<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Turkish by Maureen Freely. (Turkey)
\n(Knopf<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Spanish by Alfonso Gonz\u00e1lez and Stella T. Clark. (Mexico)
\n(Dalkey Archive<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Polish by Bill Johnston. (Poland)
\n(Open Letter<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Spanish by Esther Allen. (Cuba)
\n(Grove<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Catalan by Martha Tennent. (Spain)
\n(Open Letter<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich. (Greece)
\n(Clockroot<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the Estonian by Eric Dickens. (Estonia)
\n(Dalkey Archive<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the French by David and Nicole Ball. (Djibouti)
\n(University of Nebraska Press<\/a>) <\/p>\n
\nTranslated from the German by Susan Bernofsky. (Switzerland)
\n(New Directions<\/a>) <\/p>\n
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