Current initiatives in India to promote writing in local languages could mean that less Indian literature reaches English-speaking readers
Going Local: Indian Lit Focuses on Native Languages Over English
While many of India’s internationally known authors write in English, national initiatives are focused on promoting India’s native language over English By Tolu Ogunlesi India has four Hindi speakers for every one English speaker. Yet “it is English language publishing in India that gets international — and Indian — attention,” lamented publisher Urvashi Butalia, on Thursday at a Frankfurt Book …
Bonnier Launches Hot Key Books, Hopes for Some Harry Potter Magic
Sara Odedna, former Editor-in-chief of Bloomsbury UK’s children’s division is launching Hot Key Books, a new children’s imprint at Bonnier.
Does Translation Make Us Better People?
Edith Grossman says, that translation expands and deepens our world, our consciousness, in countless indescribable ways. Is this true?
Is the Power Balance in Translation Shifting Away from English?
As the US and UK publishers anticipate selling e-books abroad, publishers are focusing on translating books from their close economic neighbors instead.
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