In the Name of the Father Written by Balla Translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood Published by Jantar (2017) “The Slovak Kafka” Rosie Goldsmith, Journalist and Director of the
Into the Spotlight: New Writing from Slovakia Edited and translated by Magdalena Mullek and Julia Sherwood Published by Parthian Books (2017) Into the Spotlight features the best
Is it possible to reconcile the desire to be tolerant and altruistic with the imperative need for creative and personal space? Vigdis Hjorth’s A House in Norway looks at one of t
Byron and the Beauty is loosely based on Byron‘s biography and takes place during two weeks of October 1809, during his now famous sojourn in the Balkans. Besides being a gre
When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovi
In Search of Lost Time: Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Adaptation and drawings by Stéphane Heuet Published by Gallic Books (February 2016) The
“A thought-provoking mystery from Argentina’s bestselling crime writer. In Piñeiro’s artful hands, each of her investigators learns as much about himself or herself as about
Translated by Hugh Aplin Published by Alma Classics Inspired by real events and centring on the figure of Pelageya Vlasova – the “mother” of the title – and her son Pavel,
Translated from Chinese by Brendan O’Kane. Published by Comma Press (26 November 2015) A letter-writing campaign goes awry when a law is passed that only allows people to wa
Calisi Press, a new publishing house focusing on contemporary creative works by Italian women writers, will publish My Mother is a River by Donatella Di Pietrantonio. The book has
