Swiss List – new books published

Swiss List – Max Frisch’s Drafts for a third Sketchbook and Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Selected Essays translated and published by Seagull Books

With the latest addition to the Swiss List published by Seagull Books, the number of books in English by Swiss writers now on the stands is eleven.

Swiss List – Max Frisch’s Drafts for a third Sketchbook and Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Selected Essays translated and published by Seagull Books  

The publication of the Swiss List in partnership with Seagull Books is an effort to bring Swiss literature to readers around the world. An extension of the initiative «Moving Words», the Swiss List has had demonstrable impact. Audiences across the globe now have access to Swiss Literature and literary translators from varying nationalities have had the opportunity to network and engage with Swiss writers. The number of translations of Swiss literature will continue to increase, with Seagull Books looking at publishing another few titles by year end. Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council supports translation.

The Swiss List comprises of the following titles:

‘On Life, Death, and This and That of the Rest’ by Urs Widmer 
Translated by Donal McLaughlin

'Death in Persia' by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Lucy Renner Jones

Noah by Hugo Loetscher
Translated by Samuel P. Willcocks. Synopsis

My Mother's Lover by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal Mc Laughlin 

My Father's Book by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal Mc Laughlin 

Correspondence by Frisch/Dürrenmatt’s
Translated by Birgit Schreyer Duarte 

Invitation to the Bold of Heart by Dorothee Elmiger
Translated by Cathy Derbyshire 

Lyric Novella by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Lucy Renner Jones

All the Roads are Open by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Isabel Fargo Cole 

Links www: www.seagullindia.com/books/defaultnew.asp

Partner: Seagull India - www.seagullindia.com