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Review: Elemental

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 25, 2021reviewFrench, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Kurdish, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Two Lines Press

Out This Month: September

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 4, 2021out this monthAntonia Lloyd-Jones, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld, Emily Jin, Emmanuel Lottem, Hebrew, Israel, MIT Press, Poland, Polish, Regina Kanyu Wang, Sheldon Teitelbaum, Stanislaw Lem

SHORT STORIES “The Winter Garden” by Regina Kanyu Wang, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, September 1). COLLECTIONS The Truth and Other Stories by Stanislaw Lem, translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (MIT Press, September 14). Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanisław Lem, only

Review: Fast Forward Japan by Juza Unno

By Rachel CordascoAugust 25, 20211 commentreviewArigatai Books, J. D. Wisgo, Japan, Japanese, Juza Unno

translated by J. D. Wisgo Arigatai Books June 21, 2021 162 pages grab a copy here or or through your local independent bookstore or library Read more about Juza Unno and the translation of these stories here. “Four Dimensional Man”“The World in One Thousand Years”“The Theory of Planetary Colonization”“Mysterious Spatial Rift”“The Living Intestine”“The Last Broadcast”“Adventures

Out This Month: August

By Rachel CordascoAugust 8, 20212 commentsout this monthAndrea Chapela, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Congyun 'Mu Ming' Gu, Czech, Czech Republic, Emma Törzs, Julie Nováková, Lightspeed Magazine, Mexico, Mlok5, Spanish, Tian Huang

SHORT STORIES “An Instance” by Mlok 5, translated from the Czech by Julie Nováková (Clarkesworld, August 1). “The Serpentine Band” by Congyun ‘Mu Ming’ Gu, translated from the Chinese by Tian Huang (Clarkesworld, August 1). “Now You Feel It” by Andrea Chapela, translated from the Spanish by Emma Törzs (Lightspeed, August).

Review: Futurespotting by Francesco Verso

By Rachel CordascoJuly 17, 20211 commentreviewFrancesco Verso, Future Fiction, Georgia Emma Gili, Italian, Italy, Sally McCorry, Sarah Jane Webb, Tom Crosshill

various translators Future Fiction March 21, 2021 194 pages grab a copy “Fernando Morales, This is Your Death!” tr. Sally McCorry“Midsummer Future,” tr. Sally McCorry“Italianskij Tikaj Tikaj,” tr. Tom Crosshill“90 Cents,” tr. Sally McCorry“Flush,” tr. Georgia Emma Gili“The Green Ship,” tr. Michael Colbert“Celestial Formatting,” tr. Georgia Emma Gili“The Assassin’s Level,” tr. Sally McCorry“Awakenings,” tr. Sarah

Out This Month: July

By Rachel CordascoJuly 4, 2021out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Anton Hur, Bora Chung, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Claudia Ulloa Donoso, Deep Vellum, Honford Star, Jeremy Tiang, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Korea, Korean, Leonid Kaganov, Lily Meyer, Marlaine Delargy, Melville House, Peru, Russia, Russian, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, Text Publishing, Yan Ge

SHORT STORIES “I’m Feeling Lucky” by Leonid Kaganov, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Clarkesworld, July 1) COLLECTIONS Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur (Honford Star, July ?) Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring the

Review: Nova Hellas: Stories from Future Greece

By Rachel CordascoJune 22, 2021reviewFrancesca T. Barbini, Francesco Verso, Greece, Greek, Luna Press Publishing

edited by Francesca T. Barbini and Francesco Verso Luna Press Publishing March 30, 2021 164 pages grab a copy here or or through your local independent bookstore or library * all stories originally written in Greek were translated by Dimitra Nikolaidou and Vaya Pseftaki, except for the last story, which was translated by Stephanie Polakis

Flash Fiction From Around the World: “The Lighthouse Keeper” and “Not Tonight”

By Rachel CordascoJune 6, 2021Flash Fictionflash fiction, Italian, Italy, Loredano Cafaro

This is the latest in a series of posts featuring speculative flash fiction in translation. This series highlights both new and established speculative fiction writers from around the world. Loredano Cafaro lives in the hills of Turin, Italy, with his wife and two children. He is basically a man of few words. “The

Out This Month: June

By Rachel CordascoJune 3, 2021out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Alexander Bachilo, Alfred Döblin, Arabic, Ari Larissa Heinrich, Asimov's, Chi Ta-wei, China, Chinese, Chris Godwin, Clarkesworld Magazine, Columbia University Press, Cristina Jurado, Egypt, Future Science Fiction Digest, Galileo Publishers, German, Germany, Head of Zeus, K. A Teryna, Lavie Tidhar, Mohamed Kheir, Nathan Faries, Robin Moger, Russia, Russian, Spain, Spanish, Sue Burke, Two Lines Press, Wanxiang Fengnian

SHORT STORIES “Embracing the Movement” by Cristina Jurado, translated from the Spanish by Sue Burke (Clarkesworld, June 1) “Face Changing” by Jiang Bo, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, June 1) “The Chartreuse Sky” by K.A. Teryna and Alexander Bachilo, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Asimov’s, May/June)

Italian SFT on Three Percent

By Rachel CordascoJune 2, 2021newsClelia Farris, Francesco Verso, Giacomo Sartori, Italian, Italy, Open Letter, Primo Levi, Three Percent, Tommaso Landolfi

Chad Post of Open Letter Books and the Three Percent website is launching a new project focusing on translators as curators. During the month of June, I will be partnering with Chad to focus on Italian science fiction in translation. Through excerpts, profiles, readings, shorter podcasts, movie clips, and more, we will introduce readers to

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