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Open Letter novel is a Best Translated Book Award finalist

cover for the book Fox by Dubravka Ugresic. A novel published by Open LetterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”Dubravka UgreÅ¡ićÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Fox, translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-BursacÌýandÌýDavid WilliamsÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”is a finalist in the fiction category of this yearÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s . The ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s nonprofit literary translation press, is one of only a handful of publishing houses dedicated to making world literature accessible to English language readers.

The awards were established in 2008 by , a website created by Open Letter, to help bring attention to the best original international fiction and poetry published in the US. The Millions, an online magazine devoted to books, art, and culture, has since taken over the administration of the awards, with support for prize money provided by Amazon Literary Partnerships.

¹ó´Ç³æÌýtakes readers across countries and through time, inspired by the tricky and shape-shifting fox of Eastern folklore. UgreÅ¡ić received the 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature for the novel, and PublisherÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Weekly, Kirkus, and The New StatesmanÌýall named the translation by Elias-Bursac and Williams a ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œBest Book of 2018.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½�

The Millions announced 15 finalists for the fiction award, and five poetry finalists:

Fiction Finalists

Ìý²ú²âÌýIn Koli Jean Bofane, translated from the French byÌýMarjolijn de JagerÌý(Democratic Republic of Congo, Indiana University Press)Ìý

Ìý²ú²âÌýAhmed Bouanani, translated from the French byÌýLara VergnaudÌý(Morocco, New Directions)

Ìý²ú²âÌýPatrick Chamoiseau, translated from the French byÌýLinda Coverdale (Martinique, New Press)

Ìý²ú²âÌýVirginie Despentes, translated from the French byÌýEmma Ramadan, (France, Feminist Press)

Ìý²ú²âÌýShahriar Mandanipour, translated from the Persian byÌýKhalili SaraÌý(Iran, Restless Books)

Ìý²ú²âÌýClemens Meyer, translated from the German byÌýKaty Derbyshire (Germany, Fitzcarraldo Editions)

Ìý²ú²âÌýSayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese byÌýGinny Tapley TakemoriÌý(Japan, Grove)

Ìý²ú²âÌýAnne Serre, translated from the French byÌýMark HutchinsonÌý(France, New Directions)

Ìý²ú²âÌýÓfeigur Sigurðsson, translated from the Icelandic byÌýLytton SmithÌý(Iceland, Deep Vellum)

Ìý²ú²âÌýDubravka UgreÅ¡ić, translated from the Croatian byÌýEllen Elias-BursacÌýandÌýDavid WilliamsÌý(Croatia, Open Letter)

Poetry Finalists

Ìý²ú²âÌýTanella Boni, translated from the French byÌýTodd FredsonÌý(Cote DÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™Ivoire, University of Nebraska)

Ìý²ú²âÌýJure Detela, translated from the Slovenian byÌýRaymond MillerÌýandÌýTatjana JamnikÌý(Slovenia, Ugly Duckling)

Ìý²ú²âÌýHilda Hilst, translated from the Portuguese byÌýLaura Cesarco EglinÌý(Brazil, co-im-press)

Ìý²ú²âÌýKim Hyesoon, translated from the Korean byÌýDon Mee Choi (Korea, New Directions)

Ìý²ú²âÌýLuljeta Lleshanaku, translated from the Albanian byÌýAni GjikaÌý(Albania, New Directions)

The winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 29Ìýas part of theÌý.