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Burgess 2018 Grant: the results!



Ahoy, bookworms!


It gives us great joy, here at the Book Office, to announce the list of books we’re be supporting the translation of with our annual Burgess Grant!



Children’s Books

  • Inside the Villains, by Clothilde Perrin, published by Gecko (A l’intérieur des méchants, Seuil)


Fiction

  • Where Do the Reindeer Go?, by Olivia Rosenthal, translated by Sophie Lewis and published by And Other Stories (Que font les rennes après Noël ?, Gallimard) ;

  • Head to Toe Portrait of Suzanne, by Roland Topor, translated by Andrew Hodgson and published by Atlas Press (Portrait en pied de Suzanne, Balland/Denoël) ;

  • Tell Them of Battles, of Kings, and Elephants, by Mathias Enard, translated by Charlotte Mandell and published by Fitzcarraldo (Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d’éléphants, Actes Sud) ;

  • Smoking Kills, by Antoine Laurain, translated by Louise Lalaurie and published by Gallic Books (Fume et tue, Le Passage) ;

  • A Girl Called Eel, by Ali Zamir, translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins and published by Jacaranda (Anguille sous roche, Le Tripode) ;

  • Exhibition, by Nathalie Léger, translated by Amanda DeMarco and published by Les Fugitives (Exposition, P.O.L) ;

  • Vernon Subutex 2, by Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne and published by Maclehose Press (Vernon Subutex 2, Grasset et Fasquelle) ;

  • Tropic of Violence, by Nathacha Appanah, translated by Geoffrey Strachan and published by Maclehose Press (Tropique de la Violence, Gallimard) ;

  • Inhuman Resources, by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Sam Gordon and published by Maclehose Press (Cadres noirs, Calmann-Lévy) ;

  • La Blanche, by Mai Do Hamisultane, translated by Suzy Ceulan Hughes and published by Parthian (La Blanche, La Cheminante).


Non-Fiction

  • Modern Art, by J.-K. Huysmans, translated by Brendan King and published by Dedalus (L’Art moderne, Hachette) ;

  • The Persecution of the Templars, by Alain Demurger, translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan and published by Profile Books (La persécution des Templiers, Payot) ;

  • The Security Principle, by Frédéric Gros, translated by Gregory Elliott and published by Verso Books (Le principe sécurité, Gallimard).



We look forward to seeing these titles in print and wish them success on the UK market!

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