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I really can’t be happier about this little bit of news from ALTA today . . . The were announced today, and of the twelve titles that made the Open Letter published four of them! Hot damn!

• by Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell;

• by Amanda Michalopoulou, translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich;

• by Giulio Mozzi, translated from the Italian by Elizabeth Harris; and

• by Juan José Saer, translated from the Spanish by Steve Dolph, all made the longlist.

They’re up against some tough competition though, which includes:

• by Cesar Aira, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver;

• by Ibrahim al-Koni, translated from the Arabic by William M. Hutchins;

• by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky;

• by Tove Jansson, translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal & Silvester Mazzarella;

• by Jean-Patrick Manchette, translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith;

• by Leo Tolstoy, translated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz;

• by Can Xue, translated from the Chinese by Annelise F. Wasmoen; and

• by Xu Zechen, translated from the Chinese by Eric Abrahamsen.

That’s a really solid list—of translators, authors, books, and publishers. Well done, judging committee!

The also came out today, also featuring twelve titles:

• by Jose Acquelin, translated from the French by Hugh Hazelton;

• by Maria Attanasio, translated from the Italian by Carla Billitteri;

• by Paul Celan, translated from the German by Pierre Joris;

• by Najwan Darwish, translated from the Arabic by Kareem James Abu-Zeid;

• by Suzanne Doppelt, translated from the French by Cole Swensen;

• by Gunnar Harding, translated from the Swedish by Roger Greenwald;

• by Osip Mandelstam, translated from the Russian by Peter France;

• by Ernst Meister, translated from the German by Graham Foust and Samuel Frederick;

• by Emmanuel Merle, translated from the French by Peter Brown;

• by Ovid, translated from the Latin by Julia Dyson Hejduk;

• by Tuvia Ruebner, translated from the Hebrew by Rachel Tzvia Back; and

• by José-Flore Tappy, translated from the French by John Taylor.

Congrats to everyone involved! And tune in this September to learn the names of the five finalists in both categories . . .