Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

In 2020, our 4th winner was ‘The Eighth Life (for Brilka)’ by Nino Haratischvili, translated by @cctranslates & @the_germanist, @ScribeUKbooks. It tells the story of 6 generations of 1 family, following them from Tbilisi to St Petersburg, Prague, Vienna, London, & Berlin. (9/14) https://t.co/L3SfpQmPKx

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

The first winner in 2017 was ‘Memoirs of a Polar Bear’, by Yoko Tawada, translated from German by @translationista, from @PortobelloBooks. The judges said: “an unusual book, funny and sad at the same time, personal and yet very political. Human society has rarely been... (3/14) https://t.co/F8217LdUgF

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

In 2019 our winner was ‘The Years’ by Annie Ernaux, translated by @StrayerLee, published by @FitzcarraldoEds. “This unique book tells the story of a woman, a nation and an age. Ernaux creates a voice at once deeply personal and epic in its collective resonance... (7/14) https://t.co/H7Y4abQqy2

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

Announcing the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2022 shortlist! These works span social comedy & oral history, epic storytelling & mythic journeys, the cycles of nature & the poetry of daily life: https://t.co/Xo0AhrCjdu https://t.co/RXIQnfVENr

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

We are delighted to announce our runner-up in 2021! The “witty, touching and mysterious” ‘Strange Beasts of China’ by @YanGeMay, translated by @JeremyTiang and published by @TiltedAxisPress. Congratulations! https://t.co/3VmCIwYkx5

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

The 2021 winner: ‘An Inventory of Losses’, by Judith Schalansky, translated by @jackietransl8, @maclehosepress. This genre-defying work evokes 12 things lost to the world forever, blending history, essay, fiction as it reflects on ways of thinking about extinction & loss.(11/14) https://t.co/eiIy94kE16