Is it a problem with a lack of translations from Asia? Cultural bias? Or simple lack of interest?
Book Review: Stone Upon Stone by Mysliwski Wieslaw (Poland)
This 500+ page novel will reward the patient reader with a remarkably detailed understanding of post -WWII life in rural Poland.
New Translation Funding Available for German-language Fiction
New Books in German announces new initiative with the German Book Office and Goethe-Institut to provide translation funding for German literature.
Bookselling in Denmark: Prioritizing English Over German, Nonfiction Over Novels?
A visit to bookstores in Copenhagen reveals a bias toward America and the UK rather than, as one might expect, Denmark’s neighbor Germany.
Is Literary Xenophobia a Global Problem, Not Just an American One?
You can find examples of apparent cultural bias in publishing programs all over Europe…and Latin America…and Asia.
Translation/Rights Agency Aims to Aid Self-Published
A new translation and rights agency in California aims to help self-published authors find foreign rights deals.
Want More Rights Deals/Translations? Court Editors with Culture
From the PP archives, Chad Post of Open Letter Books says the best way to get more translations is to take editors abroad and “court them with culture.”
European Lit Published with Passion, Promoted with Wine
With a focused list of short translations, UK’s Peirene Press has quickly developed a cult following among London’s smart set.
Why Selling E-books at 99 Cents Destroys Minds
Chad Post, the publisher of Open Letter Books, explains why his company decided to sell e-books and price them at $4.99.
Book Review: Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke (China)
By Gwendolyn Dawson In Yan Lianke’s novel, Dream of Ding Village, a remote, agricultural village in China suffers from an AIDS epidemic. Ten years ago, the inhabitants of Ding Village sold their blood to blood collectors to increase their wealth and improve their standard of living. While the blood sales allowed the villagers to replace their traditional mud and thatch huts …