Neuman Novel Shortlisted for IMPAC

We are very excited to announce that Andrés Neuman’s Traveller of the Century, published by Pushkin Press in a beautiful translation by Nick Caistor and Lorenza García, has been shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. The judging panel will publish the winner of the annual prize on 12 June 2014.  (more…)

Beware of Pity

'It's just a masterpiece' Wes Anderson

With the release of Wes Anderson’s widely acclaimed The Grand Budapest Hotel, and our own collection of Anderson’s personally selected Zweigian inspirations for the film, The Society of the Crossed Keys, Stefan Zweig seems to be all the rage this spring.

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Special Offer on Books by Antal Szerb

For a limited period only: buy Antal Szerb’s The Third Tower and get his novel Journey by Moonlight (Collection edition) for half the cover price! That’s two Szerbs for a wonderful £16.

To take advantage of this, just go here and add The Third Tower to your cart. The offer will show  up in a pop-up window when you click on ‘Checkout’.

Song for an Approaching Storm

'I wonder if I've ever read a debut novel as good' SR Kulturnytt

Next week will see the UK publication of Peter Fröberg Idling’s brilliant debut novel, Song for an Approaching Storm.

Idling’s book is historical fiction with a twist that will leave you breathless. Its intriguing conceit is based on a real-life anecdote repeated by Pol Pot’s former mentor, Keng Vannsak: that Pol Pot’s relentless radicalisation came about partly as the result of a broken heart….

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Ólafsdóttir and FitzGibbon Longlisted for IFFP 2014

It gives us great pleasure to announce that Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir’s Butterflies in November, translated by Brian FitzGibbon, has been longlisted for the 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. (more…)