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Russian Court Closes Memorial International, 2021 Michalski Prize Winner
In what France’s foreign minister terms ‘a terrible loss,’ Moscow’s high court closes the organization and publisher Memorial International.
William Rodarmor’s Translation of Nicolas Mathieu Wins the French 2021 Albertine Prize
The 2021 Albertine Prize goes to William Rodarmor for his French-to-English translation of ‘And Their Children After Them’ by Nicolas Mathieu.
New Conference on ‘Foundations and Trans/Formations of Arabic Literary Theory’
Running December 14 to 17, the program has the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society as its lead organizer.
The United Kingdom’s 2022 Portico Prize Announces Its Shortlist
The Portico Prize for writing from the ‘North of England’ releases its 2022 shortlist of five books—including three titles by debut authors.
Marjoleine Kars Wins the $75,000 Cundill History Prize
In winning the 2021 Cundill History Prize, historian and professor Marjoleine Kars says she hopes the Guyanese will feel supported.
At Guadalajara: Spain’s Publishers Present a 41-House Collective Stand
Spanish publishers cite Mexico as their primary Latin American market, as they arrive at the Guadalajara International Book Fair.
The 2021 Albertine Prize Shortlist: Five French Works in Translation
The forthcoming winner of the five-title shortlist for this year’s Albertine Prize has been voted on by the French bookshop’s membership.
The United Kingdom’s Costa Book Awards Name Five Shortlists
With the ‘book of the year’ winner to be announced on February 1, the Costa Book Awards will name its 2021 winner in 2022.
An Exposé of the ‘Ostarbeiter’ Wins Switzerland’s 50,000-Franc Jan Michalski Prize
The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature honors Georgia Thomson’s new translation of the title about East European victims of Nazi forced labor.