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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/An-Invitation-for-Me-to-Think.png?resize=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/An-Invitation-for-Me-to-Think.png?fit=324%2C504&amp;ssl=1 324w\" width=\"204\" height=\"318\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"204\" data-original-height=\"318\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"An Invitation for Me to Think\" alt=\"An Invitation for Me to Think\" style=\"width: 204px; height: 318px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The five-book shortlist for the National Translation Award was announced yesterday (<a href=\"http:\/\/literarytranslators.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/07\/alta-nta-shortlist-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Between Friends<\/strong><\/em>, by Amos Oz, translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>An Invitation for Me to Think<\/strong><\/em>, by Alexander Vvedensky, translated from the Russian by Eugene Ostashevsky and Matvei Yankelevich<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Life&#8217;s Good, Brother<\/strong><\/em>, by Nazim Hikmet, translated from the Turkish by Mutlu Konuk Blasing<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mookse Review of A Treatise on Shelling Beans\" href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2013\/12\/10\/wieslaw-mysliwski-a-treatise-on-shelling-beans\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>A Treatise on Shelling Beans<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, by Wieslaw Mysliwski, translated from the Polish by Bill Johnston<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Theme of Farewell and After-Poems<\/strong><\/em>, by Milo de Angelis, translated from the Italian by Susan Stewart and Patrizio Ceccagnoli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The winner will be announced at the 2014 ALTA Conference that runs from November 12-15.<\/p>\n<p>The longlist of fifteen books was announced a few months ago (you can find my post <a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/08\/05\/the-2014-national-translation-award-longlist\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 National Translation Award Shortlist has been announced. <a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/10\/08\/the-2014-national-translation-award-shortlist\"><u>Read the full 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