Nobel Prize in Literature 2018
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CapreseBoi
Reader
OLGA!!!!!!!!! WAHHH IM SO HAPPY :')))) Hoping for Anne Carson next year :'))))
Bartleby
Moderator
I’m actually currently reading her drive your plow, and quite enjoying it, despite it being said to be one of her least best books...
And a funny thing. I’ve lent my portuguese translated copy of flights to a couple of friends on sunday, telling them se was sure to win the nobel anytime soon. They don’t know much about world authors and had never heard of her but were eager to read the book after what i said about it. They now must think I’m some sort of sage LOL
And a funny thing. I’ve lent my portuguese translated copy of flights to a couple of friends on sunday, telling them se was sure to win the nobel anytime soon. They don’t know much about world authors and had never heard of her but were eager to read the book after what i said about it. They now must think I’m some sort of sage LOL
Ludus
Reader
Since I read here I haven't shut up about her. I'm really really happy about this, because this will encourage publishing houses in Spanish to translate all of her books. Something similar should happen with Handke, but some of his books are already translated, so we'll have lots of new editions.
Cleanthess
Dinanukht wannabe
Hopefully this gets her goddess Inanna book (Anna in the Catacombs) translated.
Daniel del Real
Moderator
It will come out November in Spanish translation by Anagrama. Los Errantes will be the title.
Daniel del Real
Moderator
And Bieguni, which I've heard great things about it. The Book of Jacob as well, but that might taka a couple of years to do so.
Daniel del Real
Moderator
Finally, a laureate that I've actually met.
Me too! She was really nice.
Justareader
Reader
This poll above looks terrible. Everyone seems to like Tokarczuk. To be uncontroversial and likeable is an affront to the writer.
Bartleby
Moderator
She had six, last time I checked. He, some 20. Guess we’re not giving up on it just as yet
There appears to be a unanimous consensus as to Miss Tokarczuk deserving the Nobel prize. Good for her and good for Poland! I have yet to read any of her books. Where would you recommend me to start? Are there any Spanish translations and are they good, direct translations or are they retranslations from English?
Daniel del Real
Moderator
Then go ahead, vote NO and erase this horrible affront we have inflicted on her.
In the UK, a couple of her books - including a forthcoming translation - have been put out by a small press called Fitzcarraldo Editions, so should hopefully become a good day for them. The only other translations I see are one from Twisted Spoon Press in Prague and an out-of-print one from Northwestern University Press in UK.
Back in the day, when Waterstone's staff had the freedom and/or interest in this sort of stuff, my branch of choice had Twisted Spoon (and Dalkey Archive, among others) were all over the shelves. I think it may have been a reading with Q&A for that book - Primeval and Other Times - when I met her. Just a few local folk in the audience among a mostly Polish turnout.
Back in the day, when Waterstone's staff had the freedom and/or interest in this sort of stuff, my branch of choice had Twisted Spoon (and Dalkey Archive, among others) were all over the shelves. I think it may have been a reading with Q&A for that book - Primeval and Other Times - when I met her. Just a few local folk in the audience among a mostly Polish turnout.
Daniel del Real
Moderator
As I told Ludus in this same thread, Anagrama will be publishing Flights translation in November. Great timing!
"Sobre los huesos de los muertos" has also been published by Siruela.
Ludus
Reader
Sorry, man, but she is not uncontroversial in her country (not even in her novels). Just read "Sobre los huesos de los muertos" (there is a Spanish translation) to see that, she doesn't shy out of controversy just to get people to like her.