They've announced the shortlists for the (many) PEN Literary Awards.
Of most interest to me (also but not solely because I haven't reviewed any of the shortlisted titles in any of the other categories): the PEN Translation Prize.
The final five are:
Of most interest to me (also but not solely because I haven't reviewed any of the shortlisted titles in any of the other categories): the PEN Translation Prize.
The final five are:
- Baboon by Naja Marie Aidt (tr. Denise Newman)
- The Gray Notebook by Josep Pla (tr. Peter Bush)
- Self-Portrait in Green by Marie NDiaye (tr. Jordan Stump)
- The Symmetry Teacher by Andrei Bitov (tr. Polly Gannon)
- Texas: The Great Theft by Carmen Boullosa ((tr. Samantha Schnee)