Found in Translation
November 4, 2013 8:00 AM Subscribe
International fiction: Help me find lists/reviews online of popular international authors. Caveat: their work must be available IN TRANSLATION to English, i.e., not originally written in English.
For a presentation at work (public library), I'm trying to provide a survey of popular contemporary authors who write in non-English languages, but who have translations published in English. I've already found what I need from various print resources; what I'd like to do now is compile a list of websites I can point people to for ongoing reference. Lists broken down by continent/country/language are fine, as are plain old book reviews of translated fiction.
I'm OK with lists that include some English-language authors/titles--I know a list of African fiction, for example, is bound to include many works originally written in English--I'm just hoping to avoid 1)Having to search for each national fiction separately and 2)Having to pick the odd Murakami or Marquez out of a list of reviews of mostly-English-language fiction (people tend to already know about translated authors of their popularity, and I'm looking to introduce them to lesser-known stuff).
I've had some success so far Googling, but I'm hoping the hive will know of some reliable good go-to places for what I'm looking for.
For a presentation at work (public library), I'm trying to provide a survey of popular contemporary authors who write in non-English languages, but who have translations published in English. I've already found what I need from various print resources; what I'd like to do now is compile a list of websites I can point people to for ongoing reference. Lists broken down by continent/country/language are fine, as are plain old book reviews of translated fiction.
I'm OK with lists that include some English-language authors/titles--I know a list of African fiction, for example, is bound to include many works originally written in English--I'm just hoping to avoid 1)Having to search for each national fiction separately and 2)Having to pick the odd Murakami or Marquez out of a list of reviews of mostly-English-language fiction (people tend to already know about translated authors of their popularity, and I'm looking to introduce them to lesser-known stuff).
I've had some success so far Googling, but I'm hoping the hive will know of some reliable good go-to places for what I'm looking for.
There was the "Year of reading the world" project mentioned here a while back. And thanks for the reminder, as I had bookmarked it and promptly forgotten to follow up. :)
posted by Celsius1414 at 8:20 AM on November 4, 2013
posted by Celsius1414 at 8:20 AM on November 4, 2013
The University of Rochester's Three Percent blog focuses on international literature in English translation; their annual Best Translated Book Award (here's the 2013 Fiction longlist) might be particularly useful.
posted by mediareport at 8:43 AM on November 4, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by mediareport at 8:43 AM on November 4, 2013 [2 favorites]
The Complete Review
The Modern Novel
The Complete Review has a link to a host of blogs and the like, many of which will help you
posted by TheRaven at 12:01 PM on November 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
The Modern Novel
The Complete Review has a link to a host of blogs and the like, many of which will help you
posted by TheRaven at 12:01 PM on November 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Great resources so far-- just what I was looking for. Thanks!
posted by Rykey at 12:56 PM on November 4, 2013
posted by Rykey at 12:56 PM on November 4, 2013
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posted by snorkmaiden at 8:15 AM on November 4, 2013