Over at Three Percent, the 2013 Best Translated Book Longlist has been announced. A great list! I will be updating this post throughout the day and the season to include links to reviews and whatever else seems appropriate.<\/p>\n
Now that I’ve had a moment to digest this large list, here are a few of the details.<\/p>\n
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I will be spending some time editing this post to include book-specific information. Please feel free to send me links to include here (including your own reviews), whether by email or in a comment below.<\/p>\n
The Planets<\/em><\/strong>, by Sergio Chejfec; Argentina; tr. from the Spanish by Heather Cleary<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prehistoric Times<\/em><\/strong>, by Eric Chevillard; France; tr. from the French by Alyson Waters<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Colonel<\/em><\/strong>, by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi; Iran; tr. from the Persian by Tom Patterdale<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Atlas<\/i><\/strong>, by Dung Kai-Cheung; China; tr. from the Chinese by Anders Hansson & Bonnie S. McDougall<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kite<\/em><\/strong>, by Dominique Edd\u00e9; Lebanon; tr. from the French by Ros Schwartz<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We, the Children of Cats<\/em><\/strong>, by Tomoyuki Hoshino; Japan; tr. from the Japanese by Brian Bergstrom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Map and the Territory<\/em><\/strong>, by Michel Houellebecq; France; tr. from the French by Gavin Bowd<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Basti<\/em><\/strong>, by Intizar Husain; Pakistan; tr. from the Urdu by Frances W. Pritchett<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mama Leone<\/em><\/strong>, by Miljenko Jergovic; Croatia; tr. from the Croatian by David William<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awakening to the Great Sleep War<\/strong><\/em>, by Gert Jonke; Austria; tr. from the German by Jean M. Snook<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My Struggle: Book One<\/em><\/strong>, by Karl Ove Knausgaard; Norway; tr. from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Satantango<\/em><\/strong>, by L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Krasznahorkai; Hungary; tr. from the Hugarian by George Szirtes<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Autoportrait<\/em><\/strong>, by Edouard Lev\u00e9; France; tr. from the French by Lorin Stein<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Breath of Life<\/em><\/strong>, by Clarice Lispector; Brazil; tr. from the Portuguese by Johnny Lorenz<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Lair<\/em><\/strong>, by Norman Manea; Romania; tr. from the Romanian by Oana Sanziana<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Hunger Angel<\/em><\/strong>, by Herta M\u00fcller; Romania; tr. from the German by Philip Boehm<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Traveler of the Century<\/em><\/strong>, by Andr\u00e9s Neuman; Argentina; tr. from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Happy Moscow<\/em><\/strong>, by Andrey Plantonov; Russia; tr. from the Russian by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the Animals<\/em><\/strong>, by No\u00eblle Revaz; Switzerland; tr. from the French by Donald W. Wilson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Maidenhair<\/em><\/strong>, by Mikhail Shishkin; Russia; tr. from the Russian by Marian Schwartz<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joseph Walser’s Machine<\/em><\/strong>, by Gon\u00e7alo M. Tavares; Portugal; tr. from the Portuguese by Rhett McNeill<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Island of Second Sight<\/em><\/strong>, by Albert Vigoleis; Germany; tr. from the Germany by Donald O. White<\/p>\n\n
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