New Women in Translation Bundle








New Women in Translation Bundle
Three women writers in translation, three hypnotic journeys down the rabbit hole of history, memory, home, and coming of age in exile, from China, Mauritius, and the former Yugoslavia.
About the Books
By Lana Bastašić
Winner of the 2020 European Union Prize for Literature, Lana Bastašić’s powerful debut novel Catch the Rabbit is a modern-day Alice in Wonderland set in post-war Bosnia, in which two young women plunge into the illusive landscape of their shared history.
Paperback ISBN: 9781632062895
Publication date: Jun 1, 2021
By Sheng Keyi
Translated from the Chinese by Shelly Bryant
Banned in China for its taboo allusions to the Tiananmen Square massacre, Sheng Keyi’s Death Fugue is a lyrical and explosive dystopian satire that imagines a world of manufactured existence, the erasure of personal freedom, and the perils of governmental control.
Paperback ISBN: 9781632062925
Publication date: Aug 3, 2021
by Shenaz Patel
Translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Based on the true, still-unfolding story of the expelled Chagossians’ fight for their homeland, Silence of the Chagos is a powerful exploration of cultural identity, the concept of home, and above all the neverending desire for justice.
Paperback • ISBN: 9781632062345
Publication date: Nov 5, 2019