Tag Archives: Women in Translation
Peter Owen World Series Spanish Spring
Peter Owen World Series Read the world – three books at a time 3 works of literature in 2 seasons each year from 1 country each season Following the successful launch of Slovenian Autumn in November 2016 we are delighted to … Continue reading
Alberta and Jacob #WIT
by Cora Sandel (Women in Translation) First published in English in 1962, Cora Sandel’s trilogy of Alberta novels, has sadly fallen into obscurity. They are classics in every sense of the word, deserving of a much wider English readership. Read … Continue reading
Alberta and Freedom
Alberta in Translation “Something she had witnessed had clothed itself in words in the secret recesses of her mind.” Cora Sandel’s trilogy of Alberta novels has sadly fallen into obscurity. They are classics in every sense of the word, deserving … Continue reading
Tracy Chevalier on Cora Sandel
‘I read her masterpiece, the Alberta trilogy, with growing admiration for her psychological acuity and her clear, uncluttered prose. She is a breath of fresh northern air …’ writes Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring) in her introduction to … Continue reading
An extract from Alberta and Jacob by Cora Sandel
Women in Translation First published in English in 1962, Cora Sandel’s trilogy of Alberta novels, have sadly fallen into obscurity. They are classics in every sense of the word, deserving of a much wider English readership. Read them and fall … Continue reading
International Women’s Day
A salute to all the immensely talented women in our list on#InternationalWomensDay, including a fair few feminist icons! With authors such as Anaïs Nin, Cora Sandel, Anna Kavan, Johanna Sinisalo, Edith Wharton, Colette, Edith Sitwell, Gertrude Stein and far too … Continue reading
