WWB Interview With Translator Jonathan Wright
Check out Eric Becker’s interview on Words Without Borders with Jonathan Wright, who translated the award-winning work of Iraqi horror Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi.
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Translating French Proto-SF: An Interview With Brian Stableford
Recently, I had the privilege of discussing the French origins of science fiction with the talented and prolific author and translator Brian Stableford. His work on the history of SF and his translations of French proto-SF are critical for our understanding of how the genre developed and what its future might hold. SFT:
Interview with Dempow Torishima
Over at Weird Fiction Review, David Davis interviews Japanese speculative fiction author Dempow Torishima, whose work of biohorror, Sisyphean, was translated by Daniel Huddleston and came out earlier this year from Haikasoru. You can also check out my review of this powerful, brilliant novel here.
Samovar Magazine: Interviews with Francesco Verso and Clelia Farris
In Samovar Magazine this month, you’ll find two interviews with Italian SF authors, and an essay on the SF conference in Chengdu by Francesco Verso: Interview: Francesco Verso Interview: Clelia Farris “A Report from the 4th International Science Fiction Conference in Chengdu” by Francesco Verso
Interviews With Finnish SF Authors
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
Interview With Johanna Sinisalo
Cristian Tamas interviews Finnish Weird author Johanna Sinisalo over at Europa SF: check it out.
Interview With Taiyo Fujii
Here’s Paul Semel’s interview with Japanese sf author Taiyo Fujii about his latest novel in English- Orbital Cloud- and all things sf.
Ramon Glazov Interview on Weird Fiction Review
Weird Fiction Review recently interviewed translator Ramon Glazov about his recent project, the Italian spec fic novel The Twenty Days of Turin. Read the interview here.
A Conversation With Andrzej Sapkowski and Dmitry Glukhovsky
Over at Waypoint, Piotr Badja spoke to two eastern European fantasy authors about the connections between their novels and other media: “Witcher novelist Andrzej Sapkowski says he doesn’t owe games anything, but Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky thinks games made them both.” Read the conversation here.
An Interview with Chen Qiufan
Over at the Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Center at the Ohio State University, Sun Mengtian interviewed acclaimed Chinese SF writer Chen Qiufan (Stanley Chan): check it out!
