The literary year ahead
There are quite a few pieces looking ahead to 2012 and what books and other literary events we can look forward to. Among those of possible interest: - The Guardian looks at '2012's...
View ArticleCrime fiction in ... the Philippines
In Crime Wave in the Philippine Daily Inquirer Ruel S. De Vera looks at the relatively recent rise of local crime fiction in the Philippines. Why hasn't it caught on before ? Among the...
View ArticleNaga literature
In the Times of India Kim Arora has a Q & A with Easterine Kire Iralu about Naga writing, in 'Big Indian publishing houses don't think the northeast will sell'. See also Easterine...
View ArticleACFNY Translation Prize ceremony
A reminder that Damion Searls will receive the ACFNY Translation Prize tonight at 18:30, at a ceremony at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York. The winning translation is of Elfriede...
View Article2011 in books in ... India
In Outlook India Zafri Mudasser Nofil finds 2011 Saw a Forward Movement for Indian Literature in an overview of the year in literature in India.
View ArticleRushdie in India ?
Poor Salman Rushdie continues to be (ab)used as a crowd-(dis)pleasing political red flag: the Jaipur Literature Festival runs 20-24 January and he's been invited -- but, of course, someone...
View ArticleMikhail Shishkin profile and Q and A
In Russia beyond the Headlines Phoebe Taplin has a profile of Mikhail Shishkin -- Russia's best-kept literary secret -- and a Q & A with the author (click on second page). His...
View ArticleLiterary support for Nigerian strike
As, for example, Vanguard reports in Subsidy: Achebe, 37 others back protest: Nigerian literary writers, led by Professor Chinua Achebe, Sunday, reacted to the ongoing face-off between the...
View ArticleIbrahim Aslan (1935-2011)
Egyptian author Ibrahim Aslan has passed away; see, for example, M. Lynx Qualey's Goodbye Ibrahim Aslan in the Egypt Independent. None of his books are under review at the complete...
View ArticleLiterature in ... the Philippines
In the Manila Bulletin Ronald Lim reports that The book scene is alive and well in the Philippines -- and offers a local 'top 10 book stories of 2011'-list.
View ArticleBestselling in ... France
Slate.fr has an overview of Le palmarès des ventes de livres 2011 -- the bestselling authors in France of 2011 -- though they don't nicely chart exactly who sold how much of what when. Still,...
View ArticleE-books in ... India
In Tehelka Binoo K. John finds A new world of books is upon us. Among the observations: the local Amazon.com-type online retailer is having an Amazon.com-like effect: The success of...
View Article'Finnegan's List'
At Publishing Perspectives Amanda DeMarco profiles Finnegan's List: Polyglot Europeans Pick Titles for Translation. This is the European Society of Authors project aimed at Listing the...
View ArticleBi Feiyu profile
In China Daily Chitralekha Basu and Song Wenwei profile Chinese author Bi Feiyu, who is apparently making the transition From absurdity to reality. Only one of Bi's books is under review...
View ArticleWriting in ... Pakistan
In The Globe and Mail, Stephanie Nolen writes that In Pakistan, a national literature struggles to be born
View ArticleQ and A: Per Petterson
The Economist's Prospero has a Q & A with Norwegian author Per Petterson, We cannot know each other. Among the interesting responses, in reaction to a question about his often...
View ArticleĐội gạo lên chùa is Viet Nam Writers Association Book of the Year
As Vietnam Net reports in Veteran author wins Book of the Year prize, Đội gạo lên chùa by Nguyễn Xuân Khánh has been named the Viet Nam Writers Association Book of the Year; see also, for...
View ArticleHumphrey Davies profile
In Al-Ahram Weekly David Tresilian profiles Humphrey Davies: translator of Arabic literature. Interestingly, he says: However, for the time being I think I am the only translator who...
View ArticleInternational Prize for Arabic Fiction shortlist
They've announced the shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction; see also M. Lynx Qualey's report. Two Egyptians make shortlist for 'Arabic Booker'. I haven't read...
View Article2011 bestselling books in ... the US
USA Today publishes its list of the 100 best-selling books of 2011, from the top down -- though it's hard to take very seriously, given that there are no real numbers here (compare it to the...
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