translated from the Swedish by the author Vintage Books June 27, 2017 224 pages *some spoilers* A lot has been written about Amatka– a strange, compelling, and truly fascinating novel- so I won’t rehash the plot and characters here. Instead, I’ll write about what I found most intriguing and why. Deal? Deal.
Your weekly dose of SF in translation links: I found this interview with Yuya Sato from 2015 “So You Want to Read Japanese Horror: Here’s Where to Start” via Unbound Worlds SF Crossing the Gulf is coming back: a podcast about international sf A review of A Small Charred Face on Intellectus Speculativus My review
Spanish science fiction is almost unknown outside Spain and its impact abroad is much below what it truly merits. Few are the works that make waves, the most outstanding being the “Victorian Trilogy” of Félix J. Palma, whose first novel, The Map of Time, reached the New York Times best-seller list. Other noteworthy titles are
I wrote some things about SFT that all happened to come out this past Monday- check ’em: Speculative Fiction in Translation: Argentina, via Book Riot Review: The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol.3, via Strange Horizons Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2017
This is the fourteenth in a series of posts featuring speculative flash fiction in translation. The series highlights both new and established spec fic writers from around the world. Yusaku Kitano (北野 勇作) won the 4th Japan Fantasy Novel Grand Prize in 1992 with Mukashi, Kasei no atta basho (Where Mars Used to Be), and
“The Catalog of Virgins” by Nicoletta Vallorani, translated from the Italian by Rachel S. Cordasco (Clarkesworld) “House Taken Over” by Yuri Herrera, translated from the Spanish by Lisa M. Dillman (Words Without Borders) Malacqua by Nicola Pugliese, translated from the Italian by Shaun Whiteside (And Other Stories, November
Check out Strange Horizons‘ special issue on “SFF from the Arab League Community and Diaspora”
This site aims not just to introduce readers to new and exciting international speculative fiction, but also to encourage even more translations. To that end, I’m asking you (translators, authors, and readers) to contribute your expertise! If you’d be willing to send me translated synopses of SF not yet in English, translated flash fiction, or
This is the thirteenth in a series of posts featuring speculative flash fiction in translation. The series highlights both new and established spec fic writers from around the world. The winner of Mexico’s prestigious Premio Nacional del Cuento, Alberto Chimal is one of Mexico’s most celebrated writers of short fiction. He is the author of
Check out the special issue on Spanish SF in the latest issue of Science Fiction Studies here.
