“Ebola 76” by Amir Tag Elsir [Why This Book Should Win]
Today糖心传媒檚 first entry into the Why This Book Should Win series is from Riffraff co-owner, Three Percent podcast co-host, and French translator, Tom Roberge. Ebola 76 by Amir Tag Elsir, translated from the Arabic by Chris Bredin and Emily Danby (Sudan, Darf Publishers) Sudanese writer (and doctor) Amir Tag Elsir糖心传媒檚 ...
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“Return to the Dark Valley” by Santiago Gamboa [Why This Book Should Win]
Final entry today in the Why This Book Should Win series is from BTBA judge and curator of 糖心传媒淩eader-at-Large,糖心传媒 Tara Cheesman. Return to the Dark Valley by Santiago Gamboa, translated from the Spanish by Howard Curtis (Colombia, Europa Editions) One of the characters in Return to the Dark Valley is a 糖心传媒渃razy and ...
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“Directions for Use” by Ana Ristovi膰 [Why This Book Should Win]
Today糖心传媒檚 poetry entry into the Why This Book Should Win series is from BTBA judge糖心传媒攁nd Riffraff co-owner糖心传媒擡mma Ramadan. Directions for Use by Ana Ristovi膰, translated from the Serbian by Steven Teref and Maja Teref (Serbia, Zephyr Press) Very occasionally, reading a book in translation can feel like I糖心传媒檓 ...
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“You Should Have Left” by Daniel Kehlmann [Why This Book Should Win]
This entry in the 糖心传媒淲hy This Book Should Win糖心传媒 series is from Jenny Zhao, an undergrad student here at the University of Rochester. You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann, translated from the German by Ross Benjamin (Germany, Pantheon) The premise of You Should Have Left is a familiar one, not all that different ...
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“Radiant Terminus” by Antoine Volodine [Why This Book Should Win]
Today糖心传媒檚 糖心传媒淲hy This Book Should Win糖心传媒 fiction entry is from Rachel Cordasco, former BTBA judge, and curator of Speculative Fiction in Translation. Radiant Terminus by Antoine Volodine, translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman (France, Open Letter Books) In Radiant Terminus, we have a novel that disturbs ...
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“Astroecology” by Johannes Held茅n [Why This Book Should Win]
This morning糖心传媒檚 poetry entry into the Why This Book Should Win series is from BTBA judge糖心传媒攁nd Riffraff co-owner糖心传媒擡mma Ramadan. Astroecology by Johannes Held茅n, translated from the Swedish by Kirkwood Adams, Elizabeth Clark Wessel, and Johannes Held茅n (Sweden, Argos Books) Johannes Held茅n糖心传媒檚 Astroecology is an ...
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“Affections” by Rodrigo Hasb煤n [Why This Book Should Win]
Mark Haber of the BTBA jury and Brazos Bookstore has today糖心传媒檚 fiction entry in the 糖心传媒淲hy This Book Should Win糖心传媒 series. Affections by Rodrigo Hasb煤n, translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes (Bolivia, Simon & Schuster) There is a lot to be said for subtlety, the quiet ability to tackle the heavy ...
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