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Such Small Hands Wins Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize

Andrés Barba's Such Small Hands, translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman was named the winner of the 2018 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. Dillman's translation "pushes language to a near-breaking point."

Spanish Literature, Translated Fiction, AwardsTransit BooksJune 17, 2018Lisa Dillman, Such Small Hands, Andrés Barba, Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize, Translation

Makumbi Wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize

"This prize for me is like having been working without pay for a long time and then someone comes a long and says, 'Will a salary for the past ten years do?' Then you're left speechless," Makumbi said.

AwardsTransit BooksFebruary 15, 2018Jennifer Makumbi, Windham Campbell Prize, African Literature, Kintu