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Q&A with Tony K. Stewart, Translator of Needle at the Bottom of the Sea
Mar 14 2023
The Bengali stories in this collection are first and foremost tales of survival. Each story in Needle at the Bottom of the Sea underscores the need for people to work together—not just to overcome the challenges of living in the Sundarban swamps of Bengal, but also to ease hostilities born of social
Q&A with Saglar Bougdaeva, translator of Jangar
Mar 06 2023
This is the first English translation of Jangar, the heroic epic of the Kalmyk nomads, who are the Western Mongols of Genghis Khan’s medieval empire in Europe. Today, Kalmykia is situated in the territory that was once the Golden Horde, founded by the son of Genghis Khan, Juchi. Although their famed
The Latest Books in our World Literature in Translation Collection
Jan 05 2023
A stunning collection of classics from around the world, read around the world.The World Literature in Translation program aims to represent a truly inclusive and expansive view of literature from around the globe. This growing collection features accessible English translations of literature fr
Matsuo Bashō: Winter Haiku
Dec 21 2022
UC Press is sharing a selection of haiku in celebration of the Winter Solstice and the publication of Bashō: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Bashō, which offers 980 poems in English. Andrew Fitzsimons’ translation includes a number of Bashō’s headnote and is the first to adhere strictly to form: all of
Q&A with Kaveh Hemmat, translator of The Kushnameh
Dec 01 2022
Kaveh Hemmat is Assistant Professor of History, Professional Faculty, in the Department of History, Philosophy, and Theology at Benedictine University. His research focuses on perceptions and representations of East Asia in premodern Islamicate culture.The great Persian epic known as the Kushnam
Gifts That Make an Impact 2022: Epic Tales and Cultures from Around the World
Nov 16 2022
Whether it's books in our World Literature in Translation collection or reading and understanding ancient languages, these books will take you on a trip around the world.Save 30% on these and more books with promo code HOLIDAY30World Literature in TranslationA stunning
Matsuo Bashō: Harvest Moon Haiku
Sep 10 2022
UC Press is sharing harvest moon haiku in celebration of the Harvest Moon Festival and the forthcoming Bashō: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Bashō, which offers 980 poems in English. Andrew Fitzsimons’ translation is the first to adhere strictly to form: all of the poems are translated following the s
Q&A with Olivia Milburn, translator of Kingdoms in Peril
Mar 19 2022
Olivia Milburn is Professor in the Department of Chinese at Seoul National University. Her previous publications include The Glory of Yue and The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan.One of the great works of Chinese literature, beloved in East Asia but virtually unknown in the West, Kingd
Virtual Q&A with Giancarlo Casale, Editor and Translator of Prisoner of the Infidels
Oct 01 2021
A pioneering work of Ottoman Turkish literature, Prisoner of the Infidels brings the seventeenth-century memoir of Osman Agha of Timişoara—slave, adventurer, and diplomat—into English for the first time. The sweeping story of Osman’s life begins upon his capture and subsequent enslavement during the
The Intimate Lives of 17th-Century Women, Seen through the Eyes of a Muslim Slave
Sep 07 2021
By Giancarlo Casale, editor and translator of Prisoner of the Infidels: The Memoir of an Ottoman Muslim in Seventeenth-Century EuropeBefore the dawn of our narcissistic modern age, detailed accounts of intimate life—and particularly of the intimate lives of women—are excruciatingly rare, present