Tag Archives: French books

Tregian’s Ground

Posted on January 21, 2016 by forwardtranslations

I have just got to the end of Tregian’s Ground by Anne Cuneo, tr. Roland Glasser and Louise Rogers Lalaurie (And Other Stories, 2015). I had been wanting to read this since I first heard that And Other Stories were … Continue reading →

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The Foundling’s War

Posted on January 27, 2015 by forwardtranslations

After The Foundling Boy by Michel Déon, I was very much looking forward to following up the adventures of Jean as he grew up, so I was very pleased to be sent a copy of The Foundling’s War (also translated by … Continue reading →

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The Foundling Boy

Posted on July 28, 2014 by forwardtranslations

The Foundling Boy by Michel Déon is a modern classic of French literature published in France as Le Jeunne homme vert by Gallimard in 1975 but only recently finding its way into English. Déon is an immortel (a member of … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Around the World with Mouk

Posted on June 12, 2014 by forwardtranslations

A guest post by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, originally posted on Babel Babies: Last year some friends came to stay and we were very impressed with 7-year-old Alethea’s bedtime book, Around the World with Mouk by Marc Boutavant and translated by … Continue reading →

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Shoulda, woulda, coulda: On oughts and wants and my taste in books and translation

Posted on May 13, 2014 by forwardtranslations

My note-taking at this year’s London Book Fair wasn’t all that it might have been, so I’m not sure who it was who said there are too many “shoulds” and “oughts” around literature in general, and in translation in particular … Continue reading →

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The President’s Hat – Antoine Laurain, tr. Louise Rogers Lalaurie, Emily Boyce and Jane Aitken.

Posted on October 17, 2013 by forwardtranslations

The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain, tr. Louise Rogers Lalaurie, Emily Boyce and Jane Aitken (Gallic Books, 2013)  is something else I’d been wanting to read ever since I first heard about it so I jumped at the chance to review … Continue reading →

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The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars

Posted on September 11, 2013 by forwardtranslations

A little while ago, I went into the wonderful Book Hive in Norwich for a browse around. Upstairs by their front window, they had the most wonderful display of translated fiction, with books from Peirene, And Other Stories, Alma, Melville … Continue reading →

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Books that have annoyed me lately

Posted on August 30, 2013 by forwardtranslations

I’m feeling a little cranky today, what with one thing and another, so I’ll see if I can get it out of my system with a minor rant about books that have annoyed me lately… First of all, there’s Freedom … Continue reading →

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The President’s Hat – Q&A with the Translators

Posted on July 18, 2013 by forwardtranslations

The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain (Gallic Books) has been making a bit of a buzz lately and I’m pleased to be able to host a virtual interview with the three translators, Jane Aitken, Emily Boyce and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. … Continue reading →

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Fattypuffs and Thinifers by André Maurois (revisited)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by forwardtranslations

During last year’s Blogathon, I was unexpectedly thrilled when browsing through the Outside In World website to rediscover Fattypuffs and Thinifers by André Maurois (French title: Patapoufs et Filifers). It’s a story I read as a child, from the same … Continue reading →

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