Quercus are excited to invite reading groups to be part of A Year of Adventurous Reading, a year-long celebration of literature in translation to mark the 10th anniversary of Maclehose Press, Quercus’ prestigious and prize-winning imprint for literature in translation.
Maclehose Press has a long history of publishing award-winning literature from around the world, and is perfectly placed to take readers on an exciting voyage of reading across the globe.
We’re offering 10 groups a set of one of the following titles.
Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes (Germany)
Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy (India)
The President’s Garden by Muhsin Al-Ramli (Iraq)
The Life of Rebecca Jones by Angharad Price (Wales)
A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava (USA)
An Englishman In Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza (Spain)
Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal (France)
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker (USA)
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting (Norway)
The Bickford Fuse by Andrey Kurkov (Russia)
Groups will be asked to read and review the book and fill in questionnaire on their experience of reading literature in translation.
