Assessing and comparing translated literature from all over the world is extremely difficult; especially when they are all translated from different languages. Encyclopedia of a life in Russia by José Manuel Prieto, Woes of the true Policeman by Roberto Bolaño, Pow! By Mo Yan, Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin, The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector and Replacement by Tor Ulven all have one thing in common: they are phenomenal books that transcend the boundaries of traditional literature and encompass […]
