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…)

Queen of Spades Nominated for 2014 Rossica Prize

We’re thrilled to announce that Anthony Briggs‘s translation of Pushkin‘s poetry and prose, The Queen of Spades, has been shortlisted for the 2014 Rossica Prize!

The full shortlist announcement is here, but in short the 5 titles in the running are: (more…)

The Society of the Crossed Keys

Wes Anderson’s new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is “immensely charming” (Independent), “like a puppet show with human marionettes, or like an aesthete’s production of a Feydeau farce—with added ski chases” (Observer). It was also inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig, so we’re really excited to be publishing The Society of the Crossed Keys—containing an exclusive conversation with Wes Anderson about Stefan Zweig, and his personal selection from Zweig’s work. The UK release for the Grand Budapest Hotel is 7th March.

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Pushkin in love: all the books you need for Valentine’s Day

New love, old love, no love or broken heart – whatever the weather, we have the book for you this Valentine’s Day.

Just got dumped? Laugh and cry with a divorcée in Butterflies in November.

Not sure of your relationship status? The ambiguous relationships in Confusion will make you feel better.

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