Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, ‘The End of Days’ by Jenny Erpenbeck and translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky tells the story of the various possible lives of ...
https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2015/05/10/the-end-of-days-by-jenny-erpenbeck/
Longlisted for this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, ‘The Giraffe’s Neck’ by Judith Schalansky and translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside tells the story of Inge Lohmark,...
https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2015/03/24/the-giraffes-neck-by-judith-schalansky/
August is Women in Translation month hosted by Biblibio and I have recently read two works of translated fiction written by women which were both shortlisted for this year’s Independent Foreign...
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize is one of the most interesting literary prizes but is also, unfortunately, one of the more overlooked. It probably hasn’t helped that the announcement of ...
https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2014/04/09/the-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-2014/
‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’ by Patrick Suskind tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, who has no natural odour himself but possesses an unnaturally heightened sense of smell. A...
https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2012/12/14/perfume-by-patrick-suskind/