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Horror in Translation in World Literature Today

By Rachel CordascoJanuary 7, 2019list, SFT recs, spotlightAhmed Saadawi, Arabic, Bosnia, Bosnian, Coral Petkovich, Daniel Huddleston, Dempow Torishima, Haikasoru, Iraq, Istros Books, Japan, Japanese, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Jonathan Wright, Marlaine Delargy, Penguin, riverrun, Selvedin Avdić, Sweden, Swedish

I wrote about horror in translation for World Literature Today‘s “What to Read Now” feature: check it out! –

Guest Interview With Translator Andrew Cunningham

By Rachel CordascoDecember 5, 20182 commentsguest post, interviewAndrew Cunningham, Emily Balistrieri, Gengen Kusano, J-Novel Club, Japan, Japanese

This is a guest post by Emily Balistrieri, a translator based in Tokyo. Credits include Ko Hiratori’s JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World, Carlo Zen’s The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Kugane Maruyama’s Overlord, The Witch’s Isle (developed by Cocosola), and Junk Head (directed by Takahide Hori). Follow her on Twitter @tiger.

Out This Month: December

By Rachel CordascoDecember 3, 2018out this monthAndy Dudak, Aphelion, Black Coat Press, Brazil, Brian Stableford, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Costa Rica, Dutch, France, French, Haikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Jerry L. Robinette, Laura Quijano Vincenzi, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Matt Treyvaud, Mike Jansen, Portuguese, Samovar Magazine, Spanish, Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, The Netherlands, Toshiya Kamei, Yoshiki Tanaka, Zhang Ran

SHORT STORIES “Master Zhao: The Tale of an Ordinary Time Traveler” by Zhang Ran, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld Magazine, December 1) “Us and Them” by Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, translated from the Portuguese by Toshiya Kamei (Aphelion, December) “Fluxless” by Mike Jansen, translated from the Dutch

Out This Month: November

By Rachel CordascoNovember 5, 2018out this monthAchy Obejas, And Other Stories, Arcade Publishing, Cascadia Subduction Zone, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Czech, Czech Republic, Dror Burstein, F&SF, Gabriel Levin, Getsl Selikovitch, Hanuš Seiner, Harper Voyager, Hebrew, Hye-young Pyun, In Geveb, Israel, Japan, Japanese, Jasmin Frelih, Jason Blake, Julia Meitov Hersey, Julie Nováková, Korea, Korean, Latin American Literature Today, Lawrence Schimel, Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, Michael Shapiro, Miguel Gomes, Nisioisin, Oneworld Publications, Peng Simeng, Rita Indiana, Russia, Russian, S. Qiouyi Lu, Sam Bett, Slovenia, Slovenian, Sora Kim-Russell, Spain, Spanish, Susana Vallejo, Venezuela, Vertical, Yiddish

SHORT STORIES “The Love Letters” by Peng Simeng, translated from the Chinese by S. Qiouyi Lu (Clarkesworld Magazine, November 1) “A Portuguese Ghost” by Miguel Gomes, translated from the Spanish by Katie Brown (Latin American Literature Today, November 1) “City X: A Novel in 101 Tweets” by Alberto Chimal, translated from

Review: Legend of the Galactic Heroes Volume 7: Tempest by Yoshiki Tanaka

By Rachel CordascoOctober 11, 2018reviewDaniel Huddleston, Haikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Yoshiki Tanaka

translated by Daniel Huddleston Haikasoru August 21, 2018 254 pages grab a copy * here be spoilers! In this latest installment in the Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Tanaka picks up the pace once again, offering readers space battles, tactical trickery, and meditations on what it takes to be a “successful” ruler. And, of

Out This Month: October

By Rachel CordascoOctober 2, 2018out this monthAndrew Cunningham, Anna Wu, Apex Publications, Black Coat Press, Brian Stableford, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Cuba, Edward Gauvin, France, French, Gengen Kusano, George Henson, Hayakawa Publishing, Japan, Japanese, Jodie Beck, Mariko Ohara, Melanie Fazi, Spanish, University of Minnesota Press, World Literature Today, Yoss

SHORT STORIES “The Facecrafter” by Anna Wu, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, October 1) “Health for All” by Yoss, translated from the Spanish by George Henson (World Literature Today, October 25) “Our Lady of the Scales“ by Mélanie Fazi, translated by Edward Gauvin (World Literature Today,

Reviews of Short Fiction: September Edition

By Rachel CordascoOctober 2, 2018reviewAlex Shvartsman, Andy Dudak, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Finland, Finnish, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese, K. A Teryna, Luo Longxiang, Philip Gabriel, Russia, Russian, Samovar, Suvi Kauppila, The New Yorker

Each month, Daniel Haeusser reviews short works of SFT that appear both online and in print. He is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Canisius College, where he teaches microbiology and leads student research projects with bacteria and bacteriophage. He’s also an associate blogger with the American Society for Microbiology’s popular Small Things Considered.

SFT on the National Book Awards Longlist

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 16, 2018newsAnya Migdal, Argentina, Coffee House Press, Heather Cleary, Japanese, Knopf, Margaret Mitsutani, New Directions, Roque Larraquy, Russia, Russian, Spanish, Tatyana Tolstaya, Yoko Tawada

It’s the inaugural year for the National Book Award in translated literature, and three (count ’em, three) works of SFT are on the longlist! Good luck to all of the authors and translators! Roque Larraquy, “Comemadre” Translated by Heather Cleary Coffee House Press Yoko Tawada, “The Emissary” Translated by

Out This Month: September

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 6, 2018out this monthAndy Dudak, Apex Magazine, Apex Publications, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Columbia University Press, Cristina Jurado, Emanuel Lottem, Finland, Finnish, Harper Voyager, Hebrew, Israel, J. D. Wisgo, Japan, Japanese, Kaya Press, Korea, Korean, Luo Longxiang, Mandel Vilar Press, Marina and Sergei Dyachenko, Mingwei Song, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Sang Joon Park, Sheldon Teitelbaum, Sunyoung Park, Suvi Kauppila, Thedore Huters, Tomohito Moriyama

SHORT STORIES “The Foodie Federation’s Dinosaur Farm,” by Luo Longxiang, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, September 1) “Children of the Endless Sea” by Suvi Kauppila, translated from the Finnish by the author (Samovar Magazine, September 25). “The Wind Cave” by Haruki Murakami, translated from the Japanese by Philip

Review: Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma by Tomohito Moriyama

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 3, 20181 commentreviewJ. D. Wisgo, Japan, Japanese, Tomohito Moriyama

translated by J. D. Wisgo independently published August 1, 2018 103 pages grab a copy check out the translator’s posts on his site, “Self Taught Japanese,” about his work on this novella A short but intense novella, Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma (６分の２) considers how far an AI will go to safeguard the life

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