Quiet Resonance: Translating Patrick Modiano
Notes on Patrick Modiano and Suspended Sentences from the translator, Mark Polizzotti At first blush, the qualities suggested by…
Literature
Patrick Modiano: Nobel Prize winner
On 9th October 2014 Patrick Modiano became the 107th winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Peter Englund, the…
Emotional Intelligence: Round-up
Ever found yourself wondering what the range of complex emotions we experience as human beings are for? Could…
A Little History of Sarah Young
One of the things that make the Yale Little History series unique is that every book is accompanied…
A Little History of A Little History Of Literature
John Sutherland’s ‘Little History’ tackles a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to…
Wilfred Owen and the notion of chivalry
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at the age of 25…
World Poetry Day
Yale University Press, London are proud to support UNESCO World Poetry Day, an event that recognises the unique…
Introduction to Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was killed at the age of 25 on one of the last days of the…
Translating Marcel Proust
One hundred years have passed since Marcel Proust published the first volume of what was to become a…
Primo Levi and the War
Midway through the Second World War Primo Levi had just embarked upon a career in chemistry. Despite the…
Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World
Jonathan Swift is best remembered today as the author of Gulliver’s Travels, the satiric fantasy that quickly became…
The Year That Changed Everything in Literature
John Sutherland’s A Little History of Literature introduces great classics from across the ages: Beowulf, Shakespeare, Don Quixote, the…
What is Literature?
John Sutherland’s ‘Little History’ tackles a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to…
Novelist Arturo Fontaine talks to Megan McDowell
We are pleased to release an exciting interview between Arturo Fontaine and Megan McDowell, author and translator respectively…
Asymptote Journal interviews Can Xue: Author of ‘Five Spice Street’
Can Xue, meaning ‘dirty snow, leftover snow’, is the pseudonym of Deng Xiaohua, author of many novels and…