The announcement was made by University of California Los Angeles Professor Patricia Gándara, who was invited to speak at Florida International Univesity, as part of the College of Education’s Dean’s Speakers Series.
The announcement was made by University of California Los Angeles Professor Patricia Gándara, who was invited to speak at Florida International Univesity, as part of the College of Education’s Dean’s Speakers Series.
In one of the paradoxes of Spain's recent economic crisis and the digital revolution, independent publishers are sprouting while the big houses are forced to merge to survive.
The legendary translator, critic, and occasional teacher of literature in Spanish, has brought over into English, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction by major Latin American writers, including Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Álvaro Mutis, and Mayra Montero. In this exclusive interview with America Reads Spanish, Edith Grossman talks about how she became a literary translator and what it takes to be one. She reveals her favorite work and the goals she wanted to achieve with her own book, “Why Translation Matters?”
Here's an excerpt of the interview she gave to our colleagues at New Spanish Books, the online guide of titles from Spanish publishers and literary agents with rights for translation in the U.S.
“Books in Spanish” by Leylha Ahuile will cover news and trends, highlights of standout books, featured authors and upcoming conferences where books in Spanish will be available. With a monthly frequency, it will address all genres—fiction, nonfiction, religion and reference among them—and books in Spanish for adults, young adults and children.
María Frisa, known for her young adults series “75 Tips to Survive in School”, has written “Surviving the Perfect Mother,” a novel for adults that is drawing interest.
Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS), present the free weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US Market for week 7 of 2015 (week ending 2/15/2015).