Words without Borders June news: Writing from Equatorial Guinea
This June on WWB: New Writing from Equatorial Guinea
Writing from Equatorial Guinea
This month at WWB, explore the literature of Equatorial Guinea—the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel recalls his remote island home, Trifonia Melibea Obono Ntutumu describes a hellish cab ride and meditates on the treatment of women in Equatorial Guinea, and graphic novelist Jamón y Queso lampoons the man in charge in a searing piece of satire.
Also make sure to read Jethro Soutar's introduction to contemporary Equatorial Guinean writing, and to the authors featured this month.
News
Carol Brown Janeway to receive 2014 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature
Carol Brown Janeway, senior vice-president and senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf, and distinguished literary translator, will be the recipient of the 2014 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature. The Ottaway Award will be presented to Ms. Janeway at the annual Words without Borders gala on October 28, 2014 in New York City, chaired by Maria B. Campbell. more>>>
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Blog
The Translator Relay: Sean Cotter
"The process of translation feels like playing chess with a more talented opponent, who makes a seemingly mysterious move with the rook."more>>>
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Larissa Min
Photography, in comparison to tackling wordlessness, was easy: an infinitesimal pressure on a button and the shutter released. As a kind of foreign language, it reminded me of possibilities. more>>>
The City and the Writer: In Colombo with Ru Freeman
We lay claim to norms with the enthusiasm of zealots but our hearts are utterly, almost helplessly untrammeled. more>>>
Reviews
Christie Roe reviews Gunnar Harding's Guarding the Air
Steeped in broad cross-cultural influences from traditional jazz to Guillaume Apollinaire, Harding masterfully crafts vision and music into free verse. more>>>
