Words Without Borders: The Best of the First Ten Years

by Words Without Borders (Editor), Kader Abdolah (Contributor), Peter Constantine (Translator)

Anthology of fiction, poetry, and essays celebrating the first ten years of Words without Borders (www.wordswithoutborders.org), an online magazine and organization devoted to the translation, publication, and promotion of the best international literature. Contributors include Kader Abdolah, Adolfo Albertazzi, Justyna Bargielska, Lúcia Bettencourt, Carmen Boullosa, Horacio Castillo, Ismat Chughtai, Vijay Dan Detha, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Louis de Paor, Nicholas Dickner, Ernest Farrés, Gabriella Ghermandi, Marek Huberath, Akinwumi Isola, Etik Juwita, Ilya Kaminsky, Rivka Keren, Nomura Kiwao, Fatos Lubonja, Leila Marouane, Mohammad Hussain Mohammadi, Horacio Castellanos Moya, Ambar Past, Tomaž Šalamun, Teresa Solana, Andrés Felipe Solano, Abdellah Taïa, Goli Taraghi, Jyrki Vainonen, Lawrence Venuti, Najem Wali, Ghirmai Yohannes, Motoya Yukiko, and Zheng Xiaolu

Genres: Poetry, Fiction

393 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 14, 2013

Reviews

[Emilia En L'air · Rating 5 out of 5]

Words Without Borders is an excellent book composed of short stories written by authors from different walks of life, diverse cultures, an unique experiences.

The title espresses exactly of the book is all about; words which cross borders in order to educate readers into the minds of those who are and have experienced inspiring perspectives of life.

Each story is translated into English from their original language, such as Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, and so forth.

Words Without Borders is an absolute must read.

Emilia En L'air, author

[Annie Oosterwyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great stories!

[Nuray Asan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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