{"id":1829,"date":"2013-04-11T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T01:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=1829"},"modified":"2013-04-11T01:24:29","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T17:24:29","slug":"notes-on-the-mosquito-a-finalist-for-best-translated-book-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=1829","title":{"rendered":"Notes on the Mosquito a Finalist for Best Translated Book Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From the Poetry Foundation <\/a>& the Three Percent <\/a>blog:<\/p>\n

John Felstiner said translation is like a window. It lets some fresh air in and allows some stale air to drift out. Here are seven books of poetry from around the world that offer some of the freshest air possible into American poetry. The Best Translated Book Awards<\/a> was started by Chad Post, editor of Open Letter and founder of the blog Three Percent. This was my fifth year serving as a judge for this award and every year I have been astounded by the lyricism and innovative approaches to translation and poetry we\u2019ve found in the books nominated for the prize. If you are looking for a book of poetry to take the top of your head off, you couldn\u2019t go wrong with one of the finalists on this list. A discussion of these astounding books will appear on Three Percent next week:<\/p>\n

2013 Best Translated Book Award: Poetry Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transfer Fat<\/em> by Aase Berg<\/a>, translated from the Swedish by Johannes G\u00f6ransson <\/strong>(Ugly Duckling Press; Sweden).<\/p>\n

pH Neutral History<\/em> by Lidija Dimkovska<\/a>, translated from the Macedonian by Ljubica Arsovska and Peggy Reid <\/strong>(Copper Canyon Press; Macedonia).<\/p>\n

The Invention of Glass<\/em> by Emmanuel Hocquard<\/a>, translated from the French by Cole Swensen and Rod Smith<\/strong> (Canarium Books; France).<\/p>\n

Wheel with a Single Spoke<\/em> by Nichita Stanescu<\/a>, translated from the Romanian by Sean Cotter<\/strong> (Archipelago Books; Romania).<\/p>\n

Notes on the Mosquito<\/em> by Xi Chuan<\/a>, translated from the Chinese by Lucas Klein<\/strong> (New Directions; China).<\/p>\n

Almost 1 Book \/ Almost 1 Life<\/em> by Elfriede Czurda<\/a>, translated from the German by Rosmarie Waldrop <\/strong>(Burning Deck; Austria).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A truly humbling gathering of poets & translators to be put together with!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Poetry Foundation & the Three Percent blog: John Felstiner said translation is like a window. It lets some fresh air in and allows some stale air to drift out. 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