Translation

Bottom of the Sky (Paperback)

By Rodrigo Fresán, Will Vanderhyden (Translator)

$15.95

ISBN: 9781940953786

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Published: Open Letter - April 3rd, 2018

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One part meditation on the early days of science fiction and one part meditation on the course of life into death, Fresan’s novel is utterly unique. For the first 100 pages you’ll think “This isn’t sci fi,” then something will happen to make you say, “Oh, yeah it is,” and then you’ll settle into understanding this beautiful book is in a genre all its own.

Josh

This Little Art (Paperback)

By Kate Briggs

$20.00

ISBN: 9781910695456

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Published: Fitzcarraldo Editions - April 17th, 2018

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Far more than a book about translation, This Little Art, is a beautiful treatise on the reading life and the creative life. Through examining her own struggles translating Roland Barthes’s lecture notes, Briggs wanders through the all the questions you typically encounter in translation to get to something more fundamental about the power of words and what happens when we try to communicate with each other.  

Josh

Red, Yellow, Green (Biblioasis International Translation #20) (Paperback)

By Alejandro Saravia, María José Giménez (Translator)

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ISBN: 9781771961417

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Published: Biblioasis - October 24th, 2017

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Traumatized by crimes he participated in as a soldier in Bolivia, Alfredo hears voices. He tries to write letters. He tries to write his story. He tries to fall in love again. His memories mix with nightmares. Not only is this a striking exploration of what a trauma survivor's thoughts might look like, Sarvaria, uses a shattered narrative style to interrogate the idea of nationality and identity. Red, Yellow, Green is a powerful mess of a novel.

Josh

Belladonna (Paperback)

By Daša Drndic, Celia Hawkesworth (Translated by)

$19.95

ISBN: 9780811227216

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Published: New Directions - October 31st, 2017

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What will books written about this time in history be like? If they are brilliantly erudite about complicity and politics, growing old and mortality, how we remember and forget history, and the quiet moments that stretch into our lives like cracks in glass, they’ll be like Belladonna. Drndic’s novel is thoughtful, funny, and profound. A must-read for fans of translation and anyone looking for a different perspective on our troubling times.

Josh

Translation as Transhumance (Paperback)

By Mireille Gansel, Ros Schwartz (Translator)

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ISBN: 9781558614444

Published: Feminist Press - November 14th, 2017

Truly brilliant and beautiful work on the nature of translation and how powerful the ability to reach across languages can be. One of those rare books you wish you’d read years earlier. Highly recommended to writers (it changed how I think about American English), readers of works in translation, and readers in general looking to extend their horizons.

Josh

Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions (Paperback)

By Valeria Luiselli, Jon Lee Anderson (Introduction by)

$13.95

ISBN: 9781566894951

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Published: Coffee House Press - April 4th, 2017

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Luiselli introduces us to one of the forgotten figures and tragic heroes of contemporary America: the child who risked everything to come here. Through stories about specific children and consideration of our immigration system, Luiselli sheds light on what most of us would choose to ignore and gives new meaning to the question: Why are we here? Books like this are like dew on a spider web, revealing the often forgotten and sometimes ignored threads of humanity that connect us all.

Josh

In Praise of Defeat: Poems by Abdellatif Laabi (Paperback)

By Abdellatif Laabi, Donald Nicholson-Smith (Translated by)

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ISBN: 9780914671596

Published: Archipelago - January 17th, 2017

This a powerful career spanning collection by a poet who was tortured and jailed for eight years for his political activism in Morocco. The poetry is dark and unsettling but also beautiful and uplifting. Laabi’s voice is one of proud, even exuberant defiance. This collection is a punch to jaw, but the kind of punch that lets you know you’re ready to fight.

Josh

Silence: A Novel (Picador Classics) (Paperback)

By Shusaku Endo, William Johnston (Translated by), Martin Scorsese (Foreword by)

$17.00

ISBN: 9781250082244

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Published: Picador Modern Classics - January 5th, 2016

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Silence is one of those books that grabs your soul and squeezes. In it, Endo explores the depths of human spirituality and psychology, both in their strengths and utter weaknesses. Producing a different response every time I revisit it, this book deserves to be read and reread. I will continue to be moved by it for years to come.

Matthew

The Year 200 (Paperback)

By Agustín de Rojas, Hebe Powell (Translated by)

$18.99

ISBN: 9781632060518

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Published: Restless Books - July 12th, 2016

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Body-switching, cyborgs, political intrigue, the nature of humanity, the meaning of love, this classic of Cuban Sci-Fi, explores the nature of identity and society, while building a convincing and entertaining future world. A must for fans of Asimov and Heinlein.

Josh