The Best Literature in Translation
of 2008 (Short List)
The gentlemen at Three Percent put together a panel of judges to evaluate the year’s literature in translation. The 10 finalists are listed below and the winning title announced on February 19th at Melville House.
Or visit the BTB microsite at Three Percent here.
This year’s panelists included Monica Carter, bookseller at Skylight Books and editor of Salonica ; Steve Dolph, editor of CALQUE ; Scott Esposito, editor of Conversational Reading and The Quarterly Conversation ; Brandon Kennedy, bookseller at Spoonbill & Sugartown ; Michael Orthofer, editor of the Literary Saloon and Complete Review ; Chad W. Post, director of Open Letter Books and Three Percent; E.J. Van Lanen, senior editor of Open Letter Books and Three Percent; and Jeff Waxman, bookseller at the Seminary Co-op Bookstores and editor of The Front Table.
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