01 Dec Carol Shields – a celebration
Here’s a preview of four classic Carol Shields titles to be published in beautiful new covers by World Editions https://youtu.be/UjLUJcUpvqw ...
30 Nov The Stone Diaries Festive Blog Tour
Join us from 1 December for a festive blog tour celebrating The Stone Diaries by Pulitzer prize-winner Carol Shields! Newly reissued in stunning new covers with a foreword by Margaret Atwood. Visit these terrific blogs for to read these reviewers’ take on this classic book....
27 Nov Mia Couto is one of the three finalists for the 2020 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature
Mia Couto is one of the three finalists for the 2020 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature! http://www.fondation-janmichalski.com/en/prix-jan-michalski/edition-2020/12153/ The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature is attributed each year by the Foundation to crown a work of world literature. An original feature of the Prize is its multicultural nature. It...
25 Nov World Editions translators shortlisted for the prestigious Society of Authors Translation Prizes
Anne Milano Appel, Sinead Crowe and Rachel McNicholl have all been nominated for the Society of Authors annual Translation Prizes. Anne Milano Appel is shortlisted for The John Florio Prize which recognises outstanding translations of Italian works. The Devil Comes to Town by Paolo Maurensig is...
23 Nov Pilar Quintana and her translator Lisa Dillman hosted by English PEN
English PEN hosted a wonderful members’ event with National Book Award-nominated author Pilar Quintana, author of The Bitch, with her translator Lisa Dillman. If you missed the event you can read the transcript here – they take a deep dive into the background of the...
23 Nov Maryse Condé’s The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana selected as FT Book of the year!
Maryse Condé’s The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana, translated by Richard Philcox, has been selected as an FT book of the year. The reviewer writes: ‘Written in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, this picaresque romp tracks the journey of twins...
23 Nov Carol Shields: The Stone Diaries – reissued in the UK this month with new covers and a foreword by Margaret Atwood
World Editions are reissuing four of Pulitzer-prize-winning author Carol Shields’ most popular novels in stunning new covers with a foreword by Margaret Atwood. December sees The Stone Diaries, followed by The Republic of Love in February 2021, Happenstance in May 2021 and Mary Swann in...
26 Oct You can hear World Editions authors on the BBC twice this week!
Amin Maalouf, whose new book Adrift has just been published in Frank Wynne’s English translation will be the main guest on BBC World Service’s Weekend show on Sunday 1 November https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wf2qw On 3 November Mia Couto will be on BBC Radio Three’s flagship arts and ideas programme,...
26 Oct The Last Days of Ellis Island by Gaëlle Josse won the EU prize for literature and is published in Natasha Lehrer’s English translation next month.
It’s set in Ellis Island – the immigration inspection centre in New York harbor, the gateway to America for millions of immigrants during the first half of the twentieth century. The narrator is an officer in the Bureau of Immigration, and the last resident of...
26 Oct Watch Maryse Condé: A Wondrous Life
This tribute documentary video is courtesy of the Ake Festival. [embed]https://youtu.be/3wwpprswWi8[/embed]...