September 03, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

Pity the poor publishing trends journalist. From time to time, maybe especially in the silly season, they’ll end up writing an article about translated books and sales, jousting with the… Read more »

Translation

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
Chinese translation of Indian poet draws criticism from state and scholars alike — Chad Felix
Siren İdemen wins inaugural Talât Sait Halman Translation Prize — Chad Felix
Lost Pablo Neruda poems---found and crowdfunded — Chad Felix

Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum offers refuge to embattled authors

Julia Fleischaker

In 2004, Henry Reese opened the doors to his City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, offering a home to Chinese writer and poet Huang Xiang. In the 10 years since, 4 more… Read more »

Eleanor Catton wants to give you time to read

Kirsten Reach

Eleanor Catton is a national treasure. She’s not strictly “our” national treasure… well, she was born in Canada and grew up in New Zealand. And yet! Catton, Booker-winning author of… Read more »

Ian McEwan publishes short novel, insults long ones

Zeljka Marosevic

Ahh September. In his ode “To Autumn”, John Keats wrote of a season full of “mists and mellow fruitfulness”, a sleepy, gently passing of time after summer’s energy. Keats, clearly,… Read more »

The Guardian prints a lost chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl fans, rejoice! A previously unpublished chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ran in the Guardian over the weekend, complete with glimpses into early versions of characters that… Read more »

Melville House Books

September 3, 2014

Do books in translation sell? A chestnut considered

Sal Robinson