The winner of this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was announced last night as Aharon Appelfeld, with his Holocaust novel, Blooms of Darkness (Alma Books); translated from the Hebrew by Jeffrey M. Green. Appelfeld's novel, which is based … [Read more...]
Sjón chosen as winner of 2012 ‘Shadow’ Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
May 13, 2012 By 8 Comments
If you've been following RobAroundBooks these past few weeks then you will know that I, along with others (details below), have been 'shadow judging' this year's official Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. We read, reviewed and mulled over the … [Read more...]
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012 shortlist
April 12, 2012 By 5 Comments
The shortlist for this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was published this morning, revealing a final line up of six titles which span two centuries of history, and a geography that reaches from Iceland through western Europe, all the way to … [Read more...]
‘Shadow’ Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012 shortlist revealed
April 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
If you've been following my activities over the past month or so (both here, and on Twitter), then you'll know that I've been busying myself with serving on a 'shadow jury' for this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. The brain child of … [Read more...]
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012 longlist revealed
March 8, 2012 By 9 Comments
The longlist for this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was announced early today, revealing another diverse selection of globe-spanning titles which have been translated into the English language. Topping this year's selection is Haruki … [Read more...]