Novels in Translation: The Alchemist
Posted on10 January 2017
The Alchemist, by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, was published in 1988. The protagonist is a Spanish shepherd boy, Santiago who sets out for Egypt, inspired by a recurring dream...
Novels in Translation: The Adventures of Pinocchio
Posted on2 November 2016
The Adventures of Pinocchio is an Italian children’s novel by Florentine Carlo Collodi, set in a villa in Tuscany where Collodi spent his childhood. It is now known as Villa...
Novels in Translation: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Posted on14 October 2016
In this new blog series, we’ll be taking a look at some famous novels which have been translated into and from the English language, beginning with Twenty Thousand Leagues Under...