{"id":301496,"date":"2015-06-01T13:59:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T13:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wdev.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent-dev\/2015\/06\/01\/announcing-the-womens-world-cup-of-literature\/"},"modified":"2018-04-16T14:57:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T14:57:34","slug":"announcing-the-womens-world-cup-of-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent\/2015\/06\/01\/announcing-the-womens-world-cup-of-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Women's World Cup of Literature!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last summer, to coincide with the Real Life World Cup, we hosted the World Cup of Literature,<\/a> an incredible competition featuring 32 books from 32 countries, and ending with Roberto Bola\u00f1o’s By Night in Chile<\/em> (Chile) triumphing over Valeria Luiselli’s Faces in the Crowd<\/em> (Mexico). It was glorious. <\/p>\n

Since the Women’s World Cup is kicking off in Canada next week, it’s time to do this all over again. Except that this time, only living female<\/em> authors are allowed to participate. (And, as much as possible, the books included were published within the last ten years.) <\/p>\n

Before announcing the participating titles, I have to announce that we’re still looking for judges. And, unlike last year, we want at least two-thirds of the eighteen judges to be females. So, if you’re interested—as a judge you read two books, write up the result of that “match” complete with soccer-esque score, then chime in on the final—just email me at chad.post[at]rochester.edu. You’ll have to do this fast<\/em> though. The competition launches next week . . . <\/p>\n

Tomorrow (or later today) we’ll post the new graphics and bracket so that you can see the first round competitions and debate which book has the easiest path to the final four, but for now, here’s a listing of all the titles that we’re including. (These are alphabetical in order of the country each is representing.)<\/p>\n

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Brazil: Crow Blue<\/em><\/a> by Adriana Lisboa, translated from the Portuguese by Alison Entrekin<\/p>\n

Cameroon: Dark Heart of the Night<\/em><\/a> by L\u00e9onora Miano, translated from the French by Tamsin Black<\/p>\n

Canada: Oryx and Crake<\/em><\/a> by Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n

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Colombia: Delirium<\/em><\/a> by Laura Restrepo, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer<\/p>\n

Costa Rica: Assault on Paradise<\/em><\/a> by Tatiana Lobo, translated from the Spanish by Asa Zatz<\/p>\n

Cote d\u2019Ivoire: Queen Pokou<\/em><\/a> by Veronique Tadjo, translated from the French by Amy Baram Reid<\/p>\n

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England: Life after Life<\/em><\/a> by Kate Atkinson<\/p>\n

France: Apocalypse Baby<\/em><\/a> by Virginie Despentes, translated from the French by S\u00eean Reynolds<\/p>\n

Germany: The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine<\/em><\/a> by Alina Bronsky, translated from the German by Tim Mohr<\/p>\n

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Mexico: Texas: The Great Theft<\/em><\/a> by Carmen Boullosa, translated from the Spanish by Samantha Schnee<\/p>\n

Netherlands: The Ministry of Pain<\/em><\/a> by Dubravka Ugresic, translated from the Croatian by Michael Henry Heim <\/p>\n

New Zealand: The Luminaries<\/em><\/a> by Eleanor Catton<\/p>\n

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Norway: The Cold Song<\/em><\/a> by Linn Ullmann, translated from the Norwegian by Barbara Haveland<\/p>\n

South Korea: Nowhere to Be Found<\/em><\/a> by Bae Suah, translated from the Korean by Sora Kim-Russell<\/p>\n

Spain: The Happy City<\/em><\/a> by Elvira Navarro, translated from the Spanish by Rosalind Harvey<\/p>\n

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Switzerland: With the Animals<\/em><\/a> by No\u00eblle Revas, translated from the French by W. Donald Wilson<\/p>\n

Thailand: The Happiness of Kati<\/em><\/a> by Ngarmpun (Jane) Vejjajiva, translated from the Thai by Prudence Borthwick<\/p>\n

USA<\/span>: Home<\/em><\/a> by Toni Morrison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Sweden: The Stranger<\/em><\/a> by Camilla L\u00e4ckberg, translated from the Swedish by Steven Murray<\/p>\n

Nigeria: Americanah<\/em><\/a> by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/p>\n

Japan: Revenge<\/em><\/a> by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder<\/p>\n

Ecuador: Beyond the Islands<\/em><\/a> by Alicia Y\u00e1nez Coss\u00edo, translated from the Spanish by Amalia Gladhart<\/p>\n

China: The Last Lover<\/em><\/a> by Can Xue, translated from the Chinese by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen<\/p>\n

Australia: Burial Rites<\/em><\/a> by Hannah Kent <\/p>\n