Admin5 days ago6 minWomen who draw: 10 comics by French speaking artistsLet's dive into a panorama of essential comics and graphic novels by French speaking artists. The trials of Agrippina by Claire Brétécher...
AdminFeb 41 minBurgess Grant results for 2021It’s that time of year again! The Burgess committee has met and decided which translation projects would be supported in 2021 and 2022. ...
AdminJan 157 minBook of the week: PAINTING TIME by Maylis de Kerangal 'A coming-of-age novel like no other: an atmospheric and highly aesthetic portrayal of love, art and craftmanship from the acclaimed auth...
AdminJul 1, 20209 minWRITING IS COLOUR BLIND – An interview with Maryse Condé The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana is the latest novel from the grande dame of Caribbean literature.
AdminJun 23, 20208 minBook of the week: TAZMAMART – 18 YEARS IN MOROCCO'S SECRET PRISON by Aziz BineBineTazmamart – 18 years in Morocco's secret prison by Aziz Bine Bine has been published by Haus Publishing and translated by Lulu Norman
AdminJun 18, 20202 minBook of the week: NAPOLEON AND DE GAULLE. HEROES AND HISTORY by Patrice GueniffeyNapoleon and de Gaulle. Heroes and History by Patrice Gueniffey has been published by Harvard University Press
AdminJun 9, 20201 minBook of the week: MEDICINE: A GRAPHIC HISTORY by Dr. Jean-Noël Fabiani and Philippe BercoviciMedicine: A graphic history by Dr. Jean-Noël Fabiani and Philippe Bercovici has been published by SelfMadeHero and translated by E. Gauvin
AdminJun 3, 20202 minBook of the week: HOW EVERYTHING CAN COLLAPSE by Pablo Servigne and Raphaël StevensEverything Can Collapse. A Manual for our Times by Pablo Servigne and Raphaël Stevens has been published by Polity and translated by Andrew
AdminMay 27, 20202 minBook of the week: IN SEARCH OF AFRICA(S) by Souleymane Bachir Diagne and Jean-Loup AmselleThis important book by two leading scholars of Africa examines a series of issues that are central to the question of the postcolonial.
AdminApr 23, 20203 minInterview with comic book artist Jean-Marc RochetteAn interview with the alpinist and comic book writer Jean-Marc Rochette.
AdminApr 23, 20201 minBook of the week: ALTITUDE by Jean-Marc Rochette and Olivier BocqueAltitude has been published by SelfMadeHero with the support of the Institut français du Royaume-Uni via our Burgess Translation Programme
AdminApr 20, 20205 minBook of the week: LITTLE DANCER AGED FOURTEEN by Camille LaurensLittle dancer aged fourteen has been translated from French to English by Willard Wood and will soon be published by Les Fugitives.
AdminApr 14, 202026 minChris Miller In Conversation with Yves BonnefoyAn interview with poet Yves Bonnefoy
AdminApr 7, 20202 minBook of the week: A Life Without End by Frédéric Beigbeder A Life Without End by Frédéric Beigbeder has been translated by Frank Wynne and published by World Editions.
AdminApr 7, 202027 minInterview with Frédéric Beigbeder Frederic Beigbeder's last novel translated into English by Frank Wynne is A Life Without End (Une vie sans fin).
AdminApr 6, 202023 minInterview with Adeline DieudonnéAdeline Dieudonné's debut novel Real Life was published in France in summer 2018 and has now been translated into English
AdminMar 12, 20202 minBook of the Week : Real Life by Adeline Dieudonné.A fierce and poetic debut on surviving the wilderness of family life.
AdminFeb 28, 20201 minCelebrate International Women's Day with Faïza GuèneCelebrate International Women's Day with literature at the French Institute in the UK.
AdminFeb 21, 20202 min19 must-read French books in translationThe French Book Office is delighted to reveal the books selected for the Burgess programme 2020!
