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\"coverA novel published by Open Letter\u2014Dubravka Ugre\u0161i\u0107\u2019s Fox<\/em>, translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursac\u00a0and\u00a0David Williams\u2014is a finalist in the fiction category of this year\u2019s Best Translated Book Awards<\/a>. The Ä¢¹½´«Ã½\u2019s nonprofit literary translation press, Open Letter<\/a> is one of only a handful of publishing houses dedicated to making world literature accessible to English language readers.<\/p>\n

The awards were established in 2008 by Three Percent<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

Fox\u00a0<\/em>takes readers across countries and through time, inspired by the tricky and shape-shifting fox of Eastern folklore. Ugre\u0161i\u0107 received the 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature for the novel, and Publisher\u2019s Weekly<\/em>, Kirkus<\/em>, and The New Statesman<\/em>\u00a0all named the translation by Elias-Bursac and Williams a \u201cBest Book of 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Millions announced 15 finalists for the fiction award, and five poetry finalists:<\/p>\n

Fiction Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congo Inc.: Bismarck\u2019s Testament<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0In Koli Jean Bofane<\/strong>, translated from the French by\u00a0Marjolijn de Jager<\/strong>\u00a0(Democratic Republic of Congo, Indiana University Press)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Hospital<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Ahmed Bouanani<\/strong>, translated from the French by\u00a0Lara Vergnaud<\/strong>\u00a0(Morocco, New Directions)<\/p>\n

Slave Old Man<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Patrick Chamoiseau<\/strong>, translated from the French by\u00a0Linda Coverdale <\/strong>(Martinique, New Press)<\/p>\n

Pretty Things<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Virginie Despentes<\/strong>, translated from the French by\u00a0Emma Ramadan<\/strong>, (France, Feminist Press)<\/p>\n

Moon Brow<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Shahriar Mandanipour<\/strong>, translated from the Persian by\u00a0Khalili Sara<\/strong>\u00a0(Iran, Restless Books)<\/p>\n

Bricks and Mortar<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Clemens Meyer<\/strong>, translated from the German by\u00a0Katy Derbyshire <\/strong>(Germany, Fitzcarraldo Editions)<\/p>\n

Convenience Store Woman<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Sayaka Murata<\/strong>, translated from the Japanese by\u00a0Ginny Tapley Takemori<\/strong>\u00a0(Japan, Grove)<\/p>\n

The Governesses<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Anne Serre<\/strong>, translated from the French by\u00a0Mark Hutchinson<\/strong>\u00a0(France, New Directions)<\/p>\n

\u00d6r\u00e6f\u00ef<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0\u00d3feigur Sigur\u00f0sson<\/strong>, translated from the Icelandic by\u00a0Lytton Smith<\/strong>\u00a0(Iceland, Deep Vellum)<\/p>\n

Fox<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Dubravka Ugre\u0161i\u0107<\/strong>, translated from the Croatian by\u00a0Ellen Elias-Bursac<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0David Williams<\/strong>\u00a0(Croatia, Open Letter)<\/p>\n

Poetry Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Tanella Boni<\/strong>, translated from the French by\u00a0Todd Fredson<\/strong>\u00a0(Cote D\u2019Ivoire, University of Nebraska)<\/p>\n

Moss & Silver<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Jure Detela<\/strong>, translated from the Slovenian by\u00a0Raymond Miller<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Tatjana Jamnik<\/strong>\u00a0(Slovenia, Ugly Duckling)<\/p>\n

Of Death. Minimal Odes<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Hilda Hilst<\/strong>, translated from the Portuguese by\u00a0Laura Cesarco Eglin<\/strong>\u00a0(Brazil, co-im-press)<\/p>\n

Autobiography of Death<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Kim Hyesoon<\/strong>, translated from the Korean by\u00a0Don Mee Choi <\/strong>(Korea, New Directions)<\/p>\n

Negative Space<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Luljeta Lleshanaku<\/strong>, translated from the Albanian by\u00a0Ani Gjika<\/strong>\u00a0(Albania, New Directions)<\/p>\n

The winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 29\u00a0as part of the\u00a0New York Rights Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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