This is the eighth 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. Alessandra Cristallini is the mind behind the blog Fragments of a Hologram Dystopia (bilingual page / English only page), a sci-fi blog where she collects pictures
“Möbius Continuum” by Gu Shi, translated from the Chinese by S. Qiouyi Lu (Clarkesworld Magazine, September 1) I Am Behind You by John Ajvide Lindqvist, translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy (riverrun, September 7) “A supernatural superthriller from the author of Let the Right One In. Molly wakes her mother
Your weekly dose of SF in translation links: Italian SFT was featured in Guernica “The Slovak Kafka: On Balla’s In the Name of the Father” in the LARB “Speculative and Dark Fiction in Italy” via The Future Fire The latest issue of Clarkesworld includes “Möbius Continuum” by Gu Shi, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu A
translated by Andrew Driver Kurodahan Press July 10, 2017 236 pages grab a copy Before you do anything else, just look at that cover by Youchan Ito. It’s a thing of beauty. Ok, now to the book. Bullseye! is a collection of some of the most absurd, bizarre, haunting, and hilarious stories that you’ll ever
This is the seventh 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. Born in Toronto, Jean-Louis Trudel holds degrees in physics, astronomy, and the history and philosophy of science. Since 1994, he has authored (alone or, in
The good folks at Book Riot have really let me get my SFT on this year. So here, in one place, are links to the posts I’ve written so far. Let me know which country/language I should write about next! “Speculative Fiction in Translation: China” “Speculative Fiction in Translation: Italy” “Speculative Fiction in Translation:
Your weekly dose of SF in translation links: Tongues of Speculation is reviewing each story in Bullseye! by Yasutaka Tsutsui, translated by Andrew Driver (Japanese SFT) Posts on Chinese SFT from myself at Book Riot and Frederike Schneider-Vielsäcker Reviews of The Sacred Era, Aberrant, and The Papyrus Trilogy, all in the latest issue of World
My review of Yoshio Aramaki’s The Sacred Era, translated by Baryon Tensor Posadas, is in the latest issue of World Literature Today. Also in this issue are reviews of Aberrant (Czech SFT) and The Papyrus Trilogy (Serbian SFT).
I put out a call on the social medias the other day for your favorite works of magical realism in translation and received some great recommendations. Here they are, in one handy post: “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa “The Metamorphosis” by Franz
Apparently, in the 1970s-80s, there was a Collier Books trade paperback series called “Theodore Sturgeon Introduces New Science Fiction From Russia” !!! Nice! (here are a few of the covers)
