Newswire Rome: Rome’s international literature festival returns for its 21st edition this summer, taking place in the spectacular setting of the Palatine Hill over five evenings from 12-21 July. The prestigious event, organised by the Istituzione Biblioteche di Roma in collaboration with the city and the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, features a host of award-winning […]
Read MoreMartin Laflamme Taipei: Tokyo was not always one of the world’s great cities. In fact, for much of Japan’s history, it was a backwater town. This perception was particularly acute from Kyoto, the seat of the imperial court for centuries and the epitome of all things civilized. In the poetry of its aristocracy, the entire […]
Read MoreStephen Mansfield When a group of friends, academics, translators and professors of literature formed a monthly circle dedicated to studying Kyoto’s sumptuous literary legacy, they likely did not expect their passion and commitment would span a 10-year period. Astounded to find no English anthology of literature on the city, they decided in the spring of […]
Read MoreMuqbil Ahmar Pakistan’s best poet and, arguably the world’s best, often comes across to people as a sophisticated and subtle artist who preferred speaking in metaphors, idioms, and similes – with great felicity for symbolism and imagery.No doubt, Faiz was a master craftsman of language – playing and toying with words and phrases and imbuing […]
Read MorePamela Biery Obi Kaufmann, who brought us The California Field Atlas (#1 San Francisco Chronicle Best Seller) presents another major work, The Forests of California. This is the third of six books in Kaufmann’s planned series exploring the state’s diverse environment and is the first of his planned “California Lands” trilogy.An atlas is a collection […]
Read MoreNagoya: Translations of Japanese literature and English-language writing on Japan have arguably never been more popular.In the American publishing industry, literature in translation sells better per book than non-translated works. Translations of Japanese literature have increased tenfold since 1980, and a relentless U.S. and U.K. publisher hunt for the “next Haruki Murakami” has resulted in […]
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