The annual Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize goes to Vincent Kling for his translation of ‘The Strudlhof Steps’ by Heimito von Doderer.
Ukraine’s Yulia Kozlovets: ‘Do Not Be Indifferent’
Interview: The director of the Book Arsenal Festival in Kyiv talks about life amid missile strikes and Putin’s ‘crime against humanity.’
Awards: In London, Eight Translation Prizes
Some £19,000 in awards money has been shared among the 2022 winners of the translation honors administered by the Society of Authors.
A Digital Festival Neue Literatur 2021: ‘Turn and Face the Strange’
Delayed from spring 2020, New York City’s Festival Neue Literatur runs November 11 to 14 with German and American writers and translators.
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.
Ukraine’s International Book Space Festival Returns: Physical Event
With a focus on ‘New Intimacy’ during the ongoing pandemic, Ukraine’s International Book Space Festival in Dnipro runs September 3 to 5.
New York: Jackie Smith Wins the Wolff Translator’s Prize for ‘Inventory of Losses’
The annual Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize goes to Jackie Smith for her translation of ‘An Inventory of Losses’ by Judith Schalansky.
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Outlines Its 2021 Programming
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair’s programming, including authors and professional discussions, is to be streamed online May 23 to 29.
The 25th Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize: 2021 Shortlist
With a winner announced in May, the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize honors four German-to-English translators in its 2021 shortlist.
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Hybrid, With Support for Publishers
Organizers describe key features of this year’s physical-and-digital Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and Germany’s guest of honor program.