Istros Books

Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation.[1] It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis.[2]

Publications

Notable publications include:

• Doppelgänger by Daša Drndić (Croatia), translated by Celia Hawkesworth & S.D. Curtis, 2018.

Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize (2019).[3]

• Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent (2016) and Gaudeamus (2018) by Mircea Eliade (Romania), translated by Christopher Moncrieff and Christopher Bartholomew.[4][5][6]

• Exile by Çiler İlhan (Turkey), translated by Aysegul Tososer Artes, winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011.[7]

• The Son by Andrej Nikolaidis (Montenegro), translated by Will Firth, 2013.[8]The original work was a winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011.[9]

• Life Begins on Friday by Ioana Pârvulescu (Romania), translated by Alistair Ian Blythe, with an afterword by Mircea Cărtărescu, winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2013.[10][11]

• Quiet Flows the Una by Faruk Šehić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2016. The original work was a winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2013.[12]

• Fairground Magician by Jelena Lengold (Serbia), translated by Celia Hawkesworth, 2013. The original work was a winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011.[13]

Other authors

Other authors that Istros Books have published include: Dušan Šarotar, Robert Perišić, Julio Llamazares, Aleš Šteger, Ognjen Spahić, Goran Vojnović, Srećko Horvat, Slavoj Žižek, Alek Popov, Marija Knežević, Octavian Paler, Ayfer Tunç, Evald Flisar and Marinko Koščec.[14]

References

1. "Contemporary Small Press". www.contemporarysmallpress.com.
2. Battersby, Eileen. "A timely literary road trip around the world". The Irish Times.
3. Messud, Claire (December 8, 2018). "E.E.G. by Daša Drndić review – reclaiming lives lost to war" – via www.theguardian.com.
4. Battersby, Eileen. "Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent by Mircea Eliade review: a likeable portrait". The Irish Times.
5. Lezard, Nicholas (March 30, 2016). "Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent by Mircea Eliade review – Romania's Adrian Mole" – via www.theguardian.com.
6. Rennie, Bryan. "Mircea Eliade: Eponym of the Humanities?". Los Angeles Review of Books.
7. "Çiler İlhan | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu.
8. "Paperback review: The Son, By Andrej Nikolaidis (trs Will Firth)". The Independent. September 8, 2013.
9. "Andrej Nikolaidis | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu.
10. "Scottish Review: Morelle Smith". www.scottishreview.net.
11. "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission.
12. Kassabova, Kapka (April 16, 2016). "Quiet Flows the Una by Faruk Šehić review – 'a major contribution to war literature'" – via www.theguardian.com.
13. "Jelena Lengold | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu.
14. "Authors". istrosbooks.com.