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Words without borders : the world through the eyes of writers : an anthology / edited by Samantha Schnee, Alane Salierno Mason, and Dedi Felman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Anchor Books, 2007.Description: xvi, 367 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1400079756
  • 9781400079759
Uniform titles:
  • Words without borders.
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Contents:
from His majesty, almighty Death (France) / Myriam Anissimov ; introduced by Cynthia Ozick ; translated from the French by C. Dickson -- from October 27, 2003 (France) / Etel Adnan ; introduced by Diana Abu Jaber ; translated from the French by C. Dickson with Etel Adnan -- Vietnam. Thursday (Norway) / Johan Harstad ; introduced by Heidi Julavits ; translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin and Erik Skuggevik -- Lightweight champ (Mexico) / Juan Villoro ; introduced by Javier Marías ; translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman -- The sheika's condition (Mexico) / Mario Bellatin ; introduced by Francisco Goldman ; translated from the Spanish by Cindy Schuster -- When I was a man (Mexico) / Ambar Past ; introduced by Elena Poniatowska ; translated from the Spanish by Samantha Schnee -- from Revulsion (El Salvador) / Horacio Castellanos Moya ; introduced by Roberto Bolaño ; translated from the Spanish by Beatriz Cortez -- The Chareron inheritance (Haiti) / Evelyne Trouillot ; introduced by Edwidge Danticat ; translated from the French by Avriel Goldberger -- from Kind's silence (Argentina) / Marcela Solá ; introduced by Luisa Valenzuela ; translated from the Spanish by Tobias Hecht -- Baked mud (Argentina) / Juan José Saer ; introduced by José Saramago ; translated from the Spanish by Sergio Waisman -- Swimming at night (Argentina) / Juan Forn ; introduced by Ariel Dorfman ; translated from the Spanish by Marina Harss.
Introduction / Andre Dubus III -- Where are you running to? (China) / Ma Jian ; introduced by Jonathan Safran Foer ; translated from the Chinese by Flora Drew -- Meteorite mountain (China) / Can Xue ; introduced by Ha Jin ; translated from the Chinese by Zhe Hong -- Looking for the elephant (South Korea) / Jo Kyung Ran ; introduced by Don Lee ; translated from the Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl -- Children of the sky (Indonesia) / Seno Gumira Ajidarma ; introduced by Pramoedya Ananta Toer ; translated from the Indonesian by John H. McGlynn -- The scripture read backward (Bangladesh) / Parashuram ; introduced by Amit Chaudhuri ; translated from the Bengali by Sukanta Chaudhuri -- The unfinished game (Iran) / Goli Taraghi ; introduced by Francine Prose ; translated from the Persian by Zara Houshmand -- The day in Buenos Aires (Iraq) / Jabbar Yussin Hussin ; introduced by Alberto Manguel ; translated from the Arabic by Randa Jarrar -- Two poems (Syria) / Saniyya Saleh ; introduced by Adonis ; translated from the Arabic by Issa J. Boullata -- Faint hints of tranquillity (Palestine) / Adania Shibli ; introduced by Anton Shammas ; translated from the Arabic by Anton Shammas -- Shards of reality and glass (Palestine) / Hassan Khader ; introduced by Ahdaf Soueif ; translated from the Arabic by Ahdaf Soueif -- Drowsy haze (Egypt) / Gamal Al-Ghitani ; introduced by Naguib Mahfouz ; translated from the Arabic by William Maynard Hutchins -- The uses of English (Nigeria) / Akinwumi Isola ; introduced by Wole Soyinka -- from Provisional (Romania) / Gabriela Adamesteanu ; introduced by Norman Manea ; translated from the Romanian by Carrie Messenger -- Two poems (Bosnia) / Senadin Musabegoviâc ; introduced by Aleksandar Hemon ; translated from the Bosnian by Ulviga Tanoviâc -- from Experiment with India (Italy) / Giorgio Manganelli ; introduced by Roberto Calasso ; translat
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Featuring the work of more than 28 writers from upwards of 20 countries, this collection transports us to the frontiers of twenty-first century literature.

In these pages, some of the most accomplished writers in world literature-among them Edwidge Danticat, Ha Jin, Cynthia Ozick, Javier Marias, and Nobel laureates Wole Soyinka, Günter Grass, Czeslaw Milosz, Wislawa Szymborska, and Naguib Mahfouz-have stepped forward to introduce us to dazzling literary talents virtually unknown to readers of English. Most of their work-short stories, poems, essays, and excerpts from novels-appears here in English for the first time.

The Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman introduces us to a story of extraordinary poise and spiritual intelligence by the Argentinian writer Juan Forn. The Romanian writer Norman Manea shares with us the sexy, sinister, and thrillingly avant garde fiction of his homeland's leading female novelist. The Indian writer Amit Chaudhuri spotlights the Bengali writer Parashuram, whose hilarious comedy of manners imagines what might have happened if Britain had been colonized by Bengal. And Roberto Calasso writes admiringly of his fellow Italian Giorgio Manganelli, whose piece celebrates the Indian city of Madurai.

Every piece here-be it from the Americas, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Caribbean-is a discovery, a colorful thread in a global weave of literary exchange.

Edited by Samantha Schnee, Alane Salierno Mason, and Dedi Felman

from His majesty, almighty Death (France) / Myriam Anissimov ; introduced by Cynthia Ozick ; translated from the French by C. Dickson -- from October 27, 2003 (France) / Etel Adnan ; introduced by Diana Abu Jaber ; translated from the French by C. Dickson with Etel Adnan -- Vietnam. Thursday (Norway) / Johan Harstad ; introduced by Heidi Julavits ; translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin and Erik Skuggevik -- Lightweight champ (Mexico) / Juan Villoro ; introduced by Javier Marías ; translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman -- The sheika's condition (Mexico) / Mario Bellatin ; introduced by Francisco Goldman ; translated from the Spanish by Cindy Schuster -- When I was a man (Mexico) / Ambar Past ; introduced by Elena Poniatowska ; translated from the Spanish by Samantha Schnee -- from Revulsion (El Salvador) / Horacio Castellanos Moya ; introduced by Roberto Bolaño ; translated from the Spanish by Beatriz Cortez -- The Chareron inheritance (Haiti) / Evelyne Trouillot ; introduced by Edwidge Danticat ; translated from the French by Avriel Goldberger -- from Kind's silence (Argentina) / Marcela Solá ; introduced by Luisa Valenzuela ; translated from the Spanish by Tobias Hecht -- Baked mud (Argentina) / Juan José Saer ; introduced by José Saramago ; translated from the Spanish by Sergio Waisman -- Swimming at night (Argentina) / Juan Forn ; introduced by Ariel Dorfman ; translated from the Spanish by Marina Harss.

Introduction / Andre Dubus III -- Where are you running to? (China) / Ma Jian ; introduced by Jonathan Safran Foer ; translated from the Chinese by Flora Drew -- Meteorite mountain (China) / Can Xue ; introduced by Ha Jin ; translated from the Chinese by Zhe Hong -- Looking for the elephant (South Korea) / Jo Kyung Ran ; introduced by Don Lee ; translated from the Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl -- Children of the sky (Indonesia) / Seno Gumira Ajidarma ; introduced by Pramoedya Ananta Toer ; translated from the Indonesian by John H. McGlynn -- The scripture read backward (Bangladesh) / Parashuram ; introduced by Amit Chaudhuri ; translated from the Bengali by Sukanta Chaudhuri -- The unfinished game (Iran) / Goli Taraghi ; introduced by Francine Prose ; translated from the Persian by Zara Houshmand -- The day in Buenos Aires (Iraq) / Jabbar Yussin Hussin ; introduced by Alberto Manguel ; translated from the Arabic by Randa Jarrar -- Two poems (Syria) / Saniyya Saleh ; introduced by Adonis ; translated from the Arabic by Issa J. Boullata -- Faint hints of tranquillity (Palestine) / Adania Shibli ; introduced by Anton Shammas ; translated from the Arabic by Anton Shammas -- Shards of reality and glass (Palestine) / Hassan Khader ; introduced by Ahdaf Soueif ; translated from the Arabic by Ahdaf Soueif -- Drowsy haze (Egypt) / Gamal Al-Ghitani ; introduced by Naguib Mahfouz ; translated from the Arabic by William Maynard Hutchins -- The uses of English (Nigeria) / Akinwumi Isola ; introduced by Wole Soyinka -- from Provisional (Romania) / Gabriela Adamesteanu ; introduced by Norman Manea ; translated from the Romanian by Carrie Messenger -- Two poems (Bosnia) / Senadin Musabegoviâc ; introduced by Aleksandar Hemon ; translated from the Bosnian by Ulviga Tanoviâc -- from Experiment with India (Italy) / Giorgio Manganelli ; introduced by Roberto Calasso ; translat

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