From a Japanese masterpiece to a gothic horror set in Baghdad … which novels to read following the Man Booker International prize. Translations make up only a tiny proportion of the literary fiction published in the UK, but as a survey revealed in 2016, they punch well above their weight in sales. The boom driven by writers …
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L’écrivain raconte l’histoire d’un itinéraire, du classique au rock des années 1980. L’histoire de ce rock-punkiforme insoumis traversé par le socio-politique, de Mitterrand à Thatcher. HISTOIRE DE (LA) MUSIQUE « Toutes les planètes que nous croisons sont mortes », de Vincent Raynaud, L’Iconoclaste, 544 p., 19 €. Vincent Raynaud dirige le domaine italien chez Gallimard. Il est traducteur …
As Philip Roth said, ‘Nothing lasts and yet nothing passes either, and nothing passes just because nothing lasts.’ Prasanta Chakravarty. The German poet, playwright and novelist Heinrich Von Kleist tells us of the marionette puppet theatre that the graceful and rhythmic dance movements of its mute figurines entirely depend on the centre of gravity in …
Translating a work of fiction into other languages represents a chance to introduce your book to a wider audience and substantially increase book sales, whether you’re with a traditional publisher or an independent author looking to find new readers. Why You Should Think About Translating Your Book The main reason to expand to other countries …
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