If you loved the first annual National Book Award for Translated Literature longlist that came out a month ago, I know you’ve been eagerly awaiting the shortlist, and here it is, announced just this morning!
- Négar Djavadi, Disoriental
Translated by Tina Kover
Europa Editions - Hanne Ørstavik, Love
Translated by Martin Aitken
Archipelago Books - Domenico Starnone, Trick
Translated by Jhumpa Lahiri
Europa Editions - Yoko Tawada, The Emissary
Translated by Margaret Mitsutani
New Directions Publishing - Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
Translated by Jennifer Croft
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Big congratulations to all the shortlisted translators (and also authors, of course). The winners of the 2018 National Book Awards will be announced at a ceremony in New York on Nov. 14. More details on the shortlisted books are available on the National Book Foundation website. Best of luck to all the finalists!