Book Giveaway! Women in Translation Month
August is Women in Translation Month–a time in which we celebrate and read works in translation by female authors. In appreciation of our women in translation, this week we are delving into our backlist to feature fiction and nonfiction from around the world.
Among the titles we will be featuring are:
The Fall of Language in the Age of English
Minae Mizumura. Translated by Mari Yoshihara and Juliet Winters Carpenter
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow
A Novel of Shanghai
Wang Anyi. Translated by Michael Berry and Susan Chan Egan
A Private Life
Chen Ran . Translated by John Howard-Gibbon
There a Petal Silently Falls
Three Stories by Ch’oe Yun
Ch’oe Yun. Translated by Bruce Fulton and Ju-Chan Fulton
River of Fire and Other Stories
O Chŏnghŭi. Translated by Bruce Fulton and Ju-Chan Fulton
We will be featuring content from the books throughout the week on our blog as well as on our Twitter feed and our Facebook page. Be sure to enter our giveaway by filling out the form below for a chance to win your choice of a copy of one of this week’s featured titles. The winner will be contacted on Friday, August 30.
Categories:Book of the WeekFictionLiterary Studies
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