Today’s Rights Roundup features work originally published in German, Catalan, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, and English.
Canadian Author Catherine Mavrikakis at Frankfurt: ‘Serious Thinking’
‘My mother didn’t want us to live wars,’ said Canada’s Catherine Mavrikakis in a conversation at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
World KidLit: Translation Rights and Challenges in Children’s Books
In an upcoming digital discussion, World Kid Lit, focused on translated literature for children, will hear from translators.
Swiss Independent Publisher, Kampa Verlag, Happily Surprised by Olga Tokarczuk’s Nobel Prize
Publishing veteran Daniel Kampa started Kampa Verlag last year and bought the rights to Olga Tokarczuk’s works—and this year, he’s managing multiple bestselling titles.
New Directions Publisher Barbara Epler Honored by Friedrich Ulfers Prize
Cited for being ‘at the forefront of reclaiming a space for German letters’ in the USA, Epler is to receive the Friedrich Ulfers at Festival Neue Literatur.
Germany’s Eveline Passet Wins Switzerland’s Zug Biennial Translation Grant
Known for her translations of Benjamin Constant and Alfred de Musset, Eveline Passet has won the largest award for translations into German worth 50,000 Swiss francs.
Talking With Shelley Frisch on Translating Kafka’s Biography
‘I love puzzling out words and constructions’ in translation, says Shelley Frisch, with references to her Stach-Kafka work.
Switzerland’s 21st Festival at Leukerbad: 14 Nations Represented
Readings in high places: the Leukerbad International Literature Festival in Switzerland drew record attendance and international authors in 2016.
Sharon Dodua Otoo Wins Austria’s Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
Born in London and now living in Berlin, author Sharon Dodua Otoo wins the prestigious Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in Klagenfurt, Austria during the 40th Festival of German Language Literature.
Burton Pike on the ‘Rhythm’ of Translation
In his acceptance speech for the Friedrich Ulfers Prize, translator Burton Pike explains why understanding a book’s the rhythm makes for a better translation.