Translated Books in the USA

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For the New Yorker, Vauhini Vara wonders if the Nobel Prize is necessary for foreign authors to be successful in the United States, as large publishing companies hesitate to release translated works that are “unlikely to become a big, or even moderate, hit.”

Jake Slovis earned his MFA in Writing from Rutgers University, where he now teaches English Composition. He is a second-generation Argentine American and has spent significant time living and writing in Buenos Aires. He currently resides in Brooklyn. More from this author →