A novel published by Open Letter鈥擠ubravka Ugre拧i膰鈥檚 Fox, translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursac听and听David Williams鈥攊s a finalist in the fiction category of this year鈥檚 . The 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 nonprofit literary translation press, is one of only a handful of publishing houses dedicated to making world literature accessible to English language readers.
The awards were established in 2008 by , a website created by Open Letter, to help bring attention to the best original international fiction and poetry published in the US. The Millions, an online magazine devoted to books, art, and culture, has since taken over the administration of the awards, with support for prize money provided by Amazon Literary Partnerships.
贵辞虫听takes readers across countries and through time, inspired by the tricky and shape-shifting fox of Eastern folklore. Ugre拧i膰 received the 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature for the novel, and Publisher鈥檚 Weekly, Kirkus, and The New Statesman听all named the translation by Elias-Bursac and Williams a 鈥淏est Book of 2018.鈥�
The Millions announced 15 finalists for the fiction award, and five poetry finalists:
Fiction Finalists
听产测听In Koli Jean Bofane, translated from the French by听Marjolijn de Jager听(Democratic Republic of Congo, Indiana University Press)听
听产测听Ahmed Bouanani, translated from the French by听Lara Vergnaud听(Morocco, New Directions)
听产测听Patrick Chamoiseau, translated from the French by听Linda Coverdale (Martinique, New Press)
听产测听Virginie Despentes, translated from the French by听Emma Ramadan, (France, Feminist Press)
听产测听Shahriar Mandanipour, translated from the Persian by听Khalili Sara听(Iran, Restless Books)
听产测听Clemens Meyer, translated from the German by听Katy Derbyshire (Germany, Fitzcarraldo Editions)
听产测听Sayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese by听Ginny Tapley Takemori听(Japan, Grove)
听产测听Anne Serre, translated from the French by听Mark Hutchinson听(France, New Directions)
听产测听脫feigur Sigur冒sson, translated from the Icelandic by听Lytton Smith听(Iceland, Deep Vellum)
听产测听Dubravka Ugre拧i膰, translated from the Croatian by听Ellen Elias-Bursac听and听David Williams听(Croatia, Open Letter)
Poetry Finalists
听产测听Tanella Boni, translated from the French by听Todd Fredson听(Cote D鈥橧voire, University of Nebraska)
听产测听Jure Detela, translated from the Slovenian by听Raymond Miller听and听Tatjana Jamnik听(Slovenia, Ugly Duckling)
听产测听Hilda Hilst, translated from the Portuguese by听Laura Cesarco Eglin听(Brazil, co-im-press)
听产测听Kim Hyesoon, translated from the Korean by听Don Mee Choi (Korea, New Directions)
听产测听Luljeta Lleshanaku, translated from the Albanian by听Ani Gjika听(Albania, New Directions)
The winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 29听as part of the听.
