Wednesday, May 12, 2010

PEN World Voices as Change Agent
By Chad W. Post - Publishing Perspectives

Chad Post looks at the past, present and future of the PEN World Voices Festival, and argues that the event has played a significant role in helping to indoctrinate American publishing to translated and foreign literature.

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Is Interest in Translated and Foreign Lit Growing in the US?


 There are numerous signs that interest in foreign literature is growing in the US -- the proliferation of small publishers with a strong focus on translation, new tours of foreign writers, even an increasing tolerance for European "intellectuals" who want to pontificate on American culture -- but is this true or merely a "false positive"?

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