Atthis ArtsHave you seen the books included in the In Translation Storybundle? #Bookstodon #Translation #Ebooks #BookBundle #StoryBundle
(We think they're super, well, yes we do - our editor curated them.)
From Hausa, Sin Is a Puppy That Follows You Home by Balaraba Ramat Yakubu translated by Aliyu Kamal #Nigera
"Utterly addictive." – Nnedi Okorafor
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From Shona, Sunshine City by Pauline Chirata-Mukondiwa translated by Zukiswa Wanner #Zimbabwe
"Sunshine City proves that sometimes the grass is not always green on the other side, moreso when home becomes less homely than imagined." – poet, writer, translator, editor, and activist Zukiswa Wanner
#Bookstodon #Translation #Ebooks #BookBundle #StoryBundle
From isiZulu, I Thought it Would Rain by Nakanjani G. Sibiya translated by Sifiso Mzobe #SouthAfrica
"Published in 2006, a novel way before it's time engaging, as it did, sexuality and gender in a way that has only started coming into mainstream conversation in the last ten years." – poet, writer, translator, editor, and activist Zukiswa Wanner
From Arabic, No One Knows Their Blood Type by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat translated by Hazem Jamjoum #Palestine
2025 Palestine Book Awards Winner for Translation
From Korean, Launch Something! by Bae Myung-Hoon translated by Stella Kim #Korea
"Bae Myung-Hoon is masterful in the way he will throw in some detail that makes you laugh out loud at the incongruity." – Strange Horizons
From Thai, The Sad Part Was by Prabda Yoon translated by Mui Poopoksakul #Thailand
"Evocative, erudite, and often very funny stories of Bangkok life." – The Guardian
From Bahasa Melayu, Singa-Pura-Pura by Nazry Bahrawi #Singapore #Malaysia
"A delightful collection of stories showing off the depth and breadth of imagination in Singapore. People deal with rebellious shadows and AI alike in these thirteen tales that present visions of a speculative past, present and future." – Neon Yang
From Tamil, The Aayakudi Murders by Indra Soundar Rajan translated by Nirmal Rajagopalan #India
"Pulp fiction at its best." – New Asian Writing
From Nishinaabemowin, Sit With Us by Kenn Pitawanakwat #FirstNations #IndigenousArt
"Come, sit down and listen to the wisdom. There is so much beauty from the Creator in these words. Miigwetch." – Joyce Chng, editor at Strange Horizons
From French, Hieroglyphs by Talhí Briones #Canada #Québec
"A well-written story that pulls you in making you want to beg for more." – Review
From Brazilian Portuguese, Visible Magic by Fernanda Castro and Giu Yukari Murakami, translated by Anna Martino #Brazil
"Fernanda Castro's words are exquisitely haunting and mesmerizing. – Renan Bernardo
"Giu Yukari Murakami's 'Flaming Dew' honours the powerful histories of migration that suffuse the South American continent." – M. L. Clark
And finally, our own book:
From Ukrainian, The Factory by Ihor Mysiak translated by Yevheniia Dubrova and Hanna Leliv #Ukraine
"The Factory is an amazing book that will repay careful reading but also just reading for fun." – Tad Williams, Bestselling Author of The Last King of Osten Ard
Thank you so much for considering this bundle and talking about it. It means a lot to a lot of people, including many who do not speak English or have English audiences to tell you so! And so - we sing together. We really do. ❤️
And please don't wait - it's over soon!
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Karl-Heinz ZimmerGREAT idea to offer this multi-faceted set as a bundle. 🙏