The Akutagawa Prize has been jointly awarded to Jose Ando's DTOPIA and Yūi Suzuki's Goethe Said Everything. Suzuki is 23; this was his first nomination. Ando's previous novel Jackson Alone will be published in English by Soho Press, tr by @kalauapuwailani.
"Coming out was not a matter of free will. It was the result of a hate crime inflicted by the perpetrators."
Standing with @Li_Kotomi, author of the powerful #SoloDance.
Read Li's statement issued on #TransDayOfRemembrance
https://t.co/OzlFMgFLrK
Solidarity with Li Kotomi, author of the wonderful Solo Dance (@WorldEdBooks), who has suffered an awful harassment campaign and been outed as trans. She should never have had to write this statement; how much trans energy and creativity and life is stolen by others' hatred!
【おめでとうございます!】楊双子さん《臺灣漫遊錄》(邦題:台湾漫遊鉄道のふたり)の英語版「TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE」(訳: Lin King)が、「全米図書賞National Book Awards 2024」の翻訳賞受賞!!!!!!!
台湾文学初ノミネートで初の受賞!!!!!
https://t.co/DYPCJlGmPE
How do you translate dialect? We’ll explore this at @OxfordCCT event, Dialect in Translation, on 18 November (Monday), 1pm GMT. It’s online and free to attend! Join us and let’s look for answers together 📚✍️🎓 You can find more details and register here: https://t.co/LqPsUzYByU