Best literary translations 2026 / Arthur Sze, guest editor, U.S. Poet Laureate ; Noh Anothai, Wendy Call, Öykü Teken, and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, series coeditors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sze, Arthur, editor.

Anothai, Noh, editor.

Call, Wendy, editor.

Tekten, Öykü, editor.

Túbọ̀sún, Kọ́lá, editor.

Series:

Best literary translations (BLT)

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Literature--Translations into English.

Literature.

Genre:

poetry.

short stories.

Poetry.

Short stories.

Essays.

Physical Description:

224 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas : Deep Vellum Publishing, 2026.

Language Note:

In English, translated from multiple languages.

Summary:

"Compiled from over 450 submissions written in 62 original languages, the third edition of this groundbreaking annual anthology features a chorus of voices from across the globe. Collecting translated works from French to Xitsonga, Farsi to Korean, Ukrainian to Guaraní, 'Best literary translations 2026' is a vibrant collection of poetry, essays, short fiction, and hybrid work, each accompanied by a translator's note reflecting on the discovery, translation, and resonance of the original work. For enthusiasts of literature in translation and newcomers to global literary traditions alike, 'Best literary translations 2026' offers a glimpse into essential writing from many corners of the world"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Coeditors' introduction

Guest editor's introduction: Hermaions in translating and reading literature

Firefly / Alireza Iranmehr ; translated from the Farsi by Salar Abdoh

The bullet / Sahar Rabah ; translated from the Arabic by Ammiel Alcalay

The journey / Rüştü ; translated from the Turkish by Hüseyin Alhas and Ulaş Özgün

[To write is a monstruous act.] / Ananda Devi ; translated from the French by Kazim Ali

At the same time / Wang Jiaxin ; translated from the Chinese by John Balcom

the dance / Vonani Bila ; translated from the Xitsonga by the author

The closed chapel / Umberto Saba ; translated from the Italian by Geoffrey Brock

One poem from "Past the workshop" / Gabriel Zimmermann ; translated from the French by Kate Deimling

Flash flood / Mario Castells ; translated from the Guaraní and Spanish by Whitney DeVos and Valeria Meiller

Imperceptible anatomies / Guillermo Fajardo ; translated from the Spanish by Arthur Malcolm Dixon

She bird / Marília Arnaud ; translated from the Portuguese by Ilze Duarte

12th of June, in prison / Kerima Lorena Tariman ; translated from the Filipino by Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis

Sagkód = Thereafter / Kristian Sendon Cordero ; translated from the Bikol by Bennard Cariño Fajardo

Overseas bride / Wong Yi ; translated from the written Chinese and Cantonese by Jennifer Feeley

To part / Alejandra Kamiya ; translated from the Spanish by Madison Felman-Panagotacos

Two poems / Joyce Mansour ; translated from the French by C. Francis Fisher

Noose boy / Rawaa Sonbol ; translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls

Five poems from "The Voronezh notebooks" / Osip Mandelstam ; translated from the Russian by John High and Matvei Yankelevich

We, & / Anonymous ; translated from the Old English by M.L. Martin

Ten poems / Mirabai ; translated from the Braj Bhasha by Chloe Martinez

Geometry / Chen Yuhong ; translated from the Chinese by George O'Connell and Diana Shi

Person walking backward / Kim Hyesoon ; translated from the Korean by Cindy Juyoung Ok

The screen / Marosia Castaldi ; translated from the Italilan by Jamie Richards

Dikes / Maricela Guerrero ; translated from the Spanish by Jack Rockwell

The fish market / Ester Karin Mngodo ; translated from the Swahilli by Jay Boss Rubin

Two tanka / Shizuka Omori ; translated from the Japanese by Yuki Tanaka

[I often recall] / Li Qingzhao ; translated from the Chinese by Brandon Toh

From "Cairo maquette" / Tareq Imam ; translated from the Arabic by Katherine Van de Vate

A fragment from "The book of pilgrimage" / Rainer Maria Rilke ; translated from the German by Joshua Weiner and Jay Hopler

Camouflage / Adania Shibli ; translated from the Arabic by Max Weiss

One poem from "Borderlands" / Ligija Purinas̆a ; translated from the Latgalian by Jayde Will

[out in the street the air smells of smoke] / Olga Bragina ; translated from the Russian by Olga Zilberbourg.

ISBN:

9781646054244

1646054245

OCLC:

1525985695