Join us online on 12 February to celebrate the shortlist of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize. Showcasing novels, short stories, memoir, and philosophy translated from Yiddish, Hebrew, Slovak, French, and German, the shortlist illuminates the richness of Jewish experience.
Judges Boyd Tonkin, Hephzibah Anderson and Shoshana Boyd Gelfand will discuss the shortlisted works and their significance, translators will read from their books, and the prize winner will be revealed in an exciting live announcement.
Buy copies of the shortlisted books: Sons and Daughters, by Chaim Grade, trans by Rose Waldman; The Postcard, by Anne Berest, trans by Tina Kover; Living with Our Dead, by Delphine Horvilleur, trans by Lisa Appignanesi; The Book Against Death by Elias Canetti, trans by Peter Filkins; The Last Thing by Leopold Lahola, trans by Julia & Peter Sherwood and How to Love Your Daughter by Hila Blum, trans by Daniella Zamir
