Open Letter: 64 books

•Initial print run will be 8,000 or higher. •First novel in almost a decade from cult favorite Dubravka Ugresic. •NBCC Finalist for early book from Open Letter (Karaoke Culture) bodes well for coverage of this novel. •As does the fact that she just won the Neustadt Prize,...

Volodine's reputation has been growing over the past few years, with books coming out from Open Letter, Dalkey Archive Press, Dorothy, and the University of Nebraska. He won the Prix Médicis in 2014 for his latest novel, Terminus radieux, which is forthcoming from Open Letter. His lengthy...

With his mix of science-fiction elements (such as the "Brief History of Science-Fiction" in The Invented Part) along with pop culture references, a suspicious cynicism toward the contemporary world, and a tendency to stuff his books with an overflowing number of jokes, allusions, and ideas,...

"Saer is one of the best writers of today in any language."-Ricardo Piglia "What Saer presents marvelously is the experience of reality, and the characters' attempts to write their own narratives within its excess."-Bookforum In modern-day Paris, Pichón Garay receives...

"A cerebral explorer of the problems of narrative in the wake of Joyce and Woolf, of Borges, of Rulfo and Arlt, Saer is also a stunning poet of place."-The Nation Saer's final novel, La Grande, is the grand culmination of his life's work, bringing together themes and characters explored...

The second of Klougart's novels to be shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize, One of Us Is Sleeping was also shortlisted for the Readers' Award and was a best-seller in Denmark. Deep Vellum will be bringing out another of Klougart's novels in 2017. This is the second title...

"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges."-The Independent The One Before is a triptych of sorts, consisting of a series of short pieces-called "Arguments"-and two longer stories-"Half-Erased" and "The One Before"-all of which revolve around...

"[Labbé] wreaks havoc on narrative rules from the start and keeps doing it."-Bookforum Loquela, Carlos Labbé's fourth novel and second to be translated into English, is a narrative chameleon, a shape-shifting exploration of fiction's possibilities. At a basic level, this...

Never-before translated work from one of France's most renowned authors. Duras also made Abahn Sabana David into the film Jaune le soleil, which is one reason why this title will appeal to professors of film studies in addition to those teaching French or comp lit. This is the third...

Winner of the 2015 AATSEEL Book Award for Best Translation into English "A sharp realist."-Aleksandar Hemon Told more or less in reverse chronological order, High Tide is the story of Ieva, her dead lover, her imprisoned husband, and the way their youthful decisions dramatically...

El pais del miedo (The Land of Fear) was received to great acclaim in Spain and was the recipient of the Premio Fundación Jose Manuel Lara in 2008. The Land of Fear is Rosa's first novel published in English, and one of three forthcoming English publications from Open Letter Books. Isaac Rose received the prestigious Premio Romulo Gallegos in 2005 for his novel El Vano Ayer.

•Heavy promotion with Chinese Literature Today and to Chinese professors. •Novel was left unfinished when Xiao passed away, so her longtime translator Howard Goldblatt completed it based on her notes and his understanding of her style. •Galleys (and e-galleys) will be available...

"The novel of the decade, if not of the century."-Christophe Claro Francis Servain Mirkovic, a French-born Croat who has been working for the French Intelligence Services for fifteen years, is traveling by train from Milan to Rome. He's carrying a briefcase whose contents he's selling...

New Novel from the Winner of the 2015 Best Translated Book Award Introduction by Porochista Khakpour. "One of the most raved-about works of translated fiction this year"—Jonathan Sturgeon, Flavorwire Frontier opens with the story of Liujin, a young woman heading out...