Life from Elsewhere

Journeys Through World Literature

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Various ISBN: 9781782272076
Publisher: Steerforth Press Publication: June 21, 2016
Imprint: Pushkin Press Language: English
Author: Various
ISBN: 9781782272076
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication: June 21, 2016
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Language: English

Writers in Translation, established in 2005 and supported by Bloomberg and Arts Council England, champions the best literature from around the world. To mark the programme's tenth anniversary, ten leading writers from around the world, many of whom have been supported in their work by English PEN, explore the themes of movement, freedom and narrative. Introduced by Amit Chaudhuri, the collection includes contributions from:

Asmaa al Ghul - Palestine resident; originally from Bangladesh - Translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi - Iran - Translated from the Persian by Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen - Israel - Translated from the Israeli by Sondra Silverston
Chan Koonchung - Born in Shanghai; raised in Hong Kong
Hanna Krall - Poland - Translated from the Polish by Philip Boehm
Andrey Kurkov - Russia - Translated from the Russian by Amanda Love Darragh
Andrés Neuman - Born in Argentina; moved to Spain - Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor
Alain Mabanckou - Born in Congo; raised in France; lives in America - Translated from the French by Helen Stevenson
Elif Shafak - Turkey
Samar Yazbek - Syria - Translated from the Arabic by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

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Writers in Translation, established in 2005 and supported by Bloomberg and Arts Council England, champions the best literature from around the world. To mark the programme's tenth anniversary, ten leading writers from around the world, many of whom have been supported in their work by English PEN, explore the themes of movement, freedom and narrative. Introduced by Amit Chaudhuri, the collection includes contributions from:

Asmaa al Ghul - Palestine resident; originally from Bangladesh - Translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi - Iran - Translated from the Persian by Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen - Israel - Translated from the Israeli by Sondra Silverston
Chan Koonchung - Born in Shanghai; raised in Hong Kong
Hanna Krall - Poland - Translated from the Polish by Philip Boehm
Andrey Kurkov - Russia - Translated from the Russian by Amanda Love Darragh
Andrés Neuman - Born in Argentina; moved to Spain - Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor
Alain Mabanckou - Born in Congo; raised in France; lives in America - Translated from the French by Helen Stevenson
Elif Shafak - Turkey
Samar Yazbek - Syria - Translated from the Arabic by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

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