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National Translation Month begins September 1, and we’re ready to celebrate. We’ve delved deep into our backlist to bring you a lineup of our most popular translated titles in both fiction and nonfiction. This month’s blog will feature classic titles, new releases, guest posts by authors and translators, book excerpts, and a chance to win an entire set of our Russian Library series. Be sure to follow our blog and social media for a chance to win a free copy of one of our featured titles. #CUPNTM2018

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Peter France On the Poet Konstantin Batyushkov (Sep 22, 2018)
September is National Translation Month, a time to celebrate literature in translation. Throughout the month we have been sharing excerpts and guest posts but have devoted Saturdays to featuring poetry titles. Today we have a guest post written by Peter France, the translator and presenter of the poetry of Konstantin Batyushkov in Writings from the
Alexei Remizov’s Early Modernist Masterpiece Sisters of the Cross (Sep 21, 2018)
All this week we have highlighted our Russian Library series as part of our ongoing feature for National Translation Month. Today’s post is about the novel Sisters of the Cross by Alexei Remizov, translated by Roger Keys and Brian Murphy. Don’t forget to enter our drawing for a chance to win an entire set of
My Time at CUP: Dean Smith (Sep 20, 2018)
Dean Smith DIRECTOR, CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1987–1988 ASSISTANT COPYWRITER, 1987 JUNIOR COPYWRITER, FEBRUARY 1988 SENIOR COPYWRITER, JUNE 1988 > I worked as a copywriter while working on an MFA in poetry at Columbia. It was my first full-time position, and it also greatly helped defray my tuition costs. It kept me in the
Russian Literature is Hilarious! (Sep 20, 2018)
What does a forgotten novel originally published in 1863, a collection of stories from the early Soviet era, and a multi-genre collection of condensed, vivid contemporary work have in common? Aside from being published in English translation for our Russian Library series, each of these works uses humor to take a stark look at the
Iliazd’s novel Rapture (Sep 19, 2018)
This week we are highlighting our Russian Library series as part of our ongoing feature for National Translation Month. Today’s post is about the experimental novel Rapture by Iliazd, translated by Thomas J. Kitson. If you haven’t yet, enter our drawing for a chance to win an entire set of the Russian Library series! •