Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation.[1] It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis.[2]
Publications
editNotable publications include:
- Doppelgänger by Daša Drndić (Croatia), translated by Celia Hawkesworth & S.D. Curtis, 2018.
- Seven Terrors by Selvedin Avdić (Bosnia), translated by Coral Petkovich
Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize (2019):[3]
- Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent (2016) and Gaudeamus (2018) by Mircea Eliade (Romania), translated by Christopher Moncrieff and Christopher Bartholomew.[4][5][6]
- Exile by Çiler İlhan (Turkey), translated by Aysegul Tososer Artes, winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011.[7]
- The Son by Andrej Nikolaidis (Montenegro), translated by Will Firth, 2013.[8] The original work was a winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011.[9]
- Life Begins on Friday by Ioana Pârvulescu (Romania), translated by Alistair Ian Blythe, with an afterword by Mircea Cărtărescu, winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2013.[10][11]
- Quiet Flows the Una by Faruk Šehić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2016. The original work was a winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2013.[12]
- Fairground Magician by Jelena Lengold (Serbia), translated by Celia Hawkesworth, 2013. The original work was a winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011.[13]
Other authors
editOther authors that Istros Books have published include: Dušan Šarotar, Robert Perišić, Julio Llamazares, Aleš Šteger, Ognjen Spahić, Goran Vojnović, Srećko Horvat, Slavoj Žižek, Alek Popov, Marija Knežević, Octavian Paler, Ayfer Tunç, Evald Flisar and Marinko Koščec.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Contemporary Small Press". www.contemporarysmallpress.com.
- ^ Battersby, Eileen. "A timely literary road trip around the world". The Irish Times.
- ^ Messud, Claire (8 December 2018). "E.E.G. by Daša Drndić review – reclaiming lives lost to war" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Battersby, Eileen. "Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent by Mircea Eliade review: a likeable portrait". The Irish Times.
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (30 March 2016). "Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent by Mircea Eliade review – Romania's Adrian Mole" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Rennie, Bryan. "Mircea Eliade: Eponym of the Humanities?". Los Angeles Review of Books.
- ^ "Çiler İlhan | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Paperback review: The Son, By Andrej Nikolaidis (trs Will Firth)". The Independent. 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Andrej Nikolaidis | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Review: Morelle Smith". www.scottishreview.net.
- ^ "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission.
- ^ Kassabova, Kapka (16 April 2016). "Quiet Flows the Una by Faruk Šehić review – 'a major contribution to war literature'" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Jelena Lengold | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Authors". istrosbooks.com.