Hopscotch Translation Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Formation of the Brics and Its Implication for the United States: Emerging Together
M. SchaeferIn this 3rd and final installment of "Emerging Together," the reading series hosted by Jill! and brilliantly guest-curated by @MirabellaM_, @candywhit1 and Addes Tesfamariam read from "The Marathon Continues." Brava! 👏 #EmergingTogether https://t.co/DskGeJl4aJ
Hardcover, 2014
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Linea Nigra: An Essay on Pregnancy and Earthquakes
Jazmina BarreraRecommended reading for today's solstice (and afterwards too, of course!): @helen__etc's brilliantly immersive review of LINEA NIGRA by @Jaztronomia, translated by Christina MacSweeney and published by @TwoLinesPress! https://t.co/PXw47QrURh
Paperback, 2023
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Misunderstandings of No Importance: Stories
Antonio Tabucchi"To hear him wield the [French] language is almost to recognize a character from one of his own stories: quirky, hesitant, meditative, searching for the answer to an enigma that remains just beyond his grasp." @oisifisocele on Antonio Tabucchi 🥸 https://t.co/r31q2XXxe3 https://t.co/7WFeVRRMsK
Paperback, 1989
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The Skin of Dreams: New and Collected Poems 1995-2018
Quraysh Ali Lansana'Tis a publication devoutly to be wished: Raymond Queneau's THE SKIN OF DREAMS, translated by Hopscotch's very own @chrisgclarke1 and forthcoming from @nyrbclassics! https://t.co/glCIJuvxXD
Paperback, 2019
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cursed Bunny: Stories
Bora ChungToday's the day that Bora Chung's CURSED BUNNY is published in the US by @AlgonquinBooks! Yoojung Chun writes marvelously about the "sheer wicked smoothness" of @AntonHur's translation 🐇 https://t.co/UWBa30LDm5
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Journey Is Home
John Sam JonesA powerful conversation with @JohnSamJones2, author of THE JOURNEY IS HOME, published by @parthianbooks (along with a Welsh translation by @siannorthey)! https://t.co/TOSCCsq5VD
Hardcover, 2021
$20.00Member price:$19.00 + Free shipping5% off
Lavish Absence: Recalling and Rereading Edmond Jabès
Rosmarie WaldropThis week in Hopscotch, Janani Ambikapathy takes a look back at Rosmarie Waldrop's translations of Edmond Jabès, 20 years after Waldrop's seminal memoir of their #translationship, LAVISH ABSENCE, was published by @weslpress! https://t.co/vdqHDSFSnI
Paperback, 2003
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The Forgery
Ave BarreraA splendid way to begin November: @georginamegan_ reviews Ave Barrera's THE FORGERY, translated by @ellen_c_jones and @robin_ep_myers and published by @CharcoPress! https://t.co/Xdo3nfywY0
Paperback, 2022
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Emotional Load: And Other Invisible Stuff
EmmaContinuing #WITMonth in Hopscotch, this week @JenBMake reviews Emma's graphic novel THE EMOTIONAL LOAD AND OTHER INVISIBLE STUFF, translated by Una Dimitrijevic and published by @7StoriesPress ! https://hopscotchtranslation.com/2021/08/23/the-emotional-load-review/
Paperback, 2020
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cold Nights of Childhood
Tezer ÖzlüCourtesy of @4_columns, a superb review by @yasmineseale of Tezer Özlü's novel COLD NIGHTS OF CHILDHOOD, translated by Maureen Freely "with typical éclat" and published by @transitbooks ✨ https://t.co/NSrYUPqzMr
Paperback, 2023
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book