Mauritian author Shenaz Patel brings the story of the displaced Chagossian people to life with a keen journalist’s eye and fiery prose, gracefully translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman. Here, we’re honored to share with you her forceful afterword, which provides all of the history you need to understand their struggle and the “past that is not yet past.”
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While just 3% of books published in the US are in translation, we’re doing our part to close the gap in 2020, with brilliant books from Iran, Estonia, Peru, Cuba, Argentina, Finland, and Israel.
Read MoreStarring a lop-eared bunny Hamlet and a host of other jealous, poison-drinking, murderous woodland creatures, Look Hamlet is the irresistible lovechild of Edward Gorey and Beatrix Potter. It’s illustrated with grim whimsy and surprising depth of feeling by award-winning Swedish artist Anna Höglund, and we’re delighted to share a look at those illustrations here.
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