“An Account of the Sky Whales” by A Que, translated by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld Magazine, June 1) Me by Tomoyuki Hoshino, translated by Charles De Wolf (Akashic Books, June 6) “In a brilliant probing of identity, and employing a highly original style that subverts standard narrative forms, Tomoyuki Hoshino elevates what
Wiscon– the world’s leading feminist science fiction convention- just wrapped up its 41st meeting here in Madison, Wisconsin, and it was as exciting and diverse as ever. With panels, workshops, presentations, parties, and more, Wiscon showcased the talent and keen inquiry of the writers, students, translators, artists, and many others who packed its halls. I
Your weekly dose of SF in translation links: Excerpt from The King in the Golden Mask by Marcel Schwob, translated by Kit Schluter in Tank Magazine “Marcel Schwob: A Man of the Future” in Weird Fiction Review Open Letter Books on The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan
Readers can find plenty of horror fiction on bookstore shelves here in America, but what about horror fiction around the world? What kinds of stories do, for example, Japanese horror/speculative fiction writers gravitate toward when trying to terrify their readers? What differentiates Austrian horror fiction and Mexican horror fiction? Are there any interesting worldwide trends
The world of Finnish speculative fiction is a wonderfully varied one, with authors like Johanna Sinisalo, Leena Krohn, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, and many others pushing the boundaries of the genre and exploring everything from hard sci-fi to the “Finnish Weird.” Philosophical, surreal, haunting: Finnish speculative fiction isn’t afraid to rip away the veil of reality
This is the sixth in a series of posts featuring original speculative flash fiction in translation. The series highlights both new and established spec fic writers from around the world. Alina Abdullah is a PhD candidate from the University of Leeds with a particular interest in the history of art in Southeast Asia. She
French science fiction writer Gérard Klein has four novels available in English (all initially translated in the 1970s). An economist by profession, Klein is also an editor, anthologist, and critic. Starmasters’ Gambit, translated by C. J. Richards (DAW, 1973) The Mote in Time’s Eye, translated by Damon Knight and C. J. Richards (Black Coat Press,
Your weekly dose of SF in translation links: Black Gate interviewed Mohammad Rabie, author of Otared The Guardian featured a review of Petrosyan’s The Gray House Bogi Takács reviewed Noon: 22nd Century by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky “How novelist Ken Liu is bringing Chinese sci-fi to the Western world” World Literature Today featured a review
In 2011, Jeff and Ann VanderMeer did a series of interviews with Finnish authors, editors, and bloggers about their work in relation to speculative fiction: Toni Jerrman, editor of the Finnish magazine, Tähtivaeltaja Finnish editor and critic, Jukka Halme (Part I and Part II) writer Johanna Sinisalo writer Viivi Hyvonen writer
Your weekly dose of SF in translation links: A new work of Czech sf available from Twisted Spoon Press The third volume of the Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction is out this July A review of 2084: The End of the World Lithub’s list of books by Czech women that should be translated– includes
