“Sea of Fertility” by Bella Han, translated from the Chinese by the author (Clarkesworld, August 1) Bomarzo by Manuel Mujica Lainez, translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa (NYRB, August 5) Forty miles north of Rome, near the village of Bomarzo, Pier Francesco Orsini created a park of monstrous statuary in which the nightmares of
translated by Barbara Haveland original publication (in Danish): 2020 first English edition: 2024, New Directions 160 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature, On the Calculation of Volume I is a book in which so much, and so little,
Check out Joachim Boaz’s interview with Czech diplomat, author, editor, and translator Jaroslav Olša, Jr. on Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations. Olša discusses his book about Czech/American science fiction author Miles (Miroslav) J. Breuer, a regular in the pages of Hugo Gernsback’s Amazing.
Strange Horizons is focusing on SF in translation this week, with a podcast episode of Critical Friends featuring Dan Hartland, Will McMahon, and myself; as well five SFT reviews. Check it out!
“Serpent Carriers” by K.A. Teryna, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Clarkesworld, July 1) “Cephalomorphs” by Luis Carlos Barragán Castro, translated from the Spanish (Colombia) by isaac dwyer (Asymptote, July) “Anthropocene” by Carolina Brown, translated from the Spanish (Chile) by Jessica Powell (Asymptote, July) Into the Sun by C. F. Ramuz, translated from the
Check out my review of Bora Chung’s first novel in English, translated by Anton Hur, in the latest issue of World Literature Today. “Based on the story of seventeenth-century Korean soldiers fighting against Russia on behalf of the Qing dynasty, Red Sword is a story about war, though here it is the far future, where
translated by Lola Rogers original publication (in Finnish): 2013 first English edition: 2016, Black Cat 304 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library (warning: spoilers in the last two paragraphs) Over a decade ago, Johanna Sinisalo’s name was everywhere in the Anglophone sf world. The so-called “Queen of Finnish
Check out my review of Marina and Sergey Dyachenko’s final installment in the Vita Nostra trilogy–School of Shards–translated by Julia Meitov Hersey, in the latest issue of Words Without Borders.
SF in Translation from Small American Publishers of International Literature since 2020 Speculative fiction in translation comes to us each year from a wide array of publishers, many of which are small presses or imprints of larger publishing houses. Eight of these publishers, based in the US and committed to bringing out multiple works of
translated by Stella Kim original publication (in Korean): 2013 first English edition: 2024, Honford Star 144 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library The Proposal is Bae Myung-hoon’s third book in English (all published by Honford Star). I reviewed his second, Launch Something!, here two years ago, and thoroughly
