Today I have the honour of introducing "Library of Wales" and Parthian Books, who will be present at the Llandeilo Book Fair on Saturday and Sunday. Their exquisite catalogue includes several of our Lit Fest authors, too.
A
Carnival of Voices in Independent Publishing
Central to our mission is our belief in the power of a great
book, and what we publish reflects a diverse and contemporary Wales that casts
a keen eye on the wider world. Exciting, vibrant, surprising, relevant and
original... in recent years, our authors have garnered critical acclaim and
prestigious accolades including The Dylan Thomas Prize, The Betty Trask, the
Wales Book of the Year, the Orange Futures Award, The Rhys Davies Prize, the
Journey Prize, the Edge Hill Readers' Award and The Stonewall Award.
https://www.parthianbooks.com/https://www.parthianbooks.com/collections/library-of-wales
Poetry New titles for 2017 include poetry collections from Terry Hetherington and Robin Reeves winner Natalie Ann Holborow, Wales Young People’s Laureate Sophie McKeand, Christina Thatcher, Eleni Cay and Susie Wild. Recent releases include poetry from Kate Noakes, Jasmine Donahaye, Mark Blayney, M.A. Oliver-Semenov, Norman Schwenk, Siôn Tomos Owen and Jemma L. King.
The
Classics of Welsh Literature
We also publish the Library of Wales series edited by Professor Dai Smith. The
series includes books such as Border Country, The Black Parade and Dannie Abse’s Ash on a Young Man’s
Sleeve. Recent books include W. H. Davies's Young
Emma and Alun Richard’s Carwyn, along with a bumper, two
volume, short story anthology edited by Dai Smith Story I and Story
II.
In
Translation
Over the years we have developed good translation links
throughout Europe and beyond, and our books have appeared in fifteen
foreign-language editions including French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish,
Danish, Turkish, Portuguese and Russian. We have recently announced our
first book deal with New Star publications in China for the thriller The
Colour of a Dog Running Away.
Featuring eight writers - eight women - from six countries - from the Basque coast at Donostia, to Slovakia, to Romania, to Germany, to Turkey and from Wales - the new Parthian Europa Carnivale project represents a collection of new European fiction and poetry, written by some of the most talented contemporary female authors writing today.
The eight books we have chosen tackle a number of extremely important or relevant themes, some of them universal despite their foundations in differing languages, histories and cultures. These writers have woven the tales of a number of extraordinary women challenged by religion, health, love, war and politics; from The Equestrienne’s feeble Karolina, whose passion for trick-riding is threatened by the goliath that is capitalism, to My Mother’s Hands’s Nerea, who must battle more intimate, personal demons in the face of her mother’s amnesia, each story, be it long or short, showcases a masterful depiction of the human spirit in the face of adversity and oppression.
PEC, which began with the publication of Goldfish Memory by Monique Schwitter in Spring 2015, has eight books either published or in the process of translation, with new voices being discussed for 2017. The books already released have garnered critical acclaim and a wealth of prestigious prizes, including the PEN International/New Voices Award, the Beterriko liburua, the Rotahornpreis and, most recently, the PEN Translates Award.
Our backlist also includes a growing number of titles in translation such as Petrograd, Harry Selwyn’s Last Race, To Bury the Dead, Under the Dust, The Bridge Over the River, Strange Language, Martha, Jac and Shanco, Feet in Chains from Spanish, Catalan, German, Basque and Welsh.
Featuring eight writers - eight women - from six countries - from the Basque coast at Donostia, to Slovakia, to Romania, to Germany, to Turkey and from Wales - the new Parthian Europa Carnivale project represents a collection of new European fiction and poetry, written by some of the most talented contemporary female authors writing today.
The eight books we have chosen tackle a number of extremely important or relevant themes, some of them universal despite their foundations in differing languages, histories and cultures. These writers have woven the tales of a number of extraordinary women challenged by religion, health, love, war and politics; from The Equestrienne’s feeble Karolina, whose passion for trick-riding is threatened by the goliath that is capitalism, to My Mother’s Hands’s Nerea, who must battle more intimate, personal demons in the face of her mother’s amnesia, each story, be it long or short, showcases a masterful depiction of the human spirit in the face of adversity and oppression.
PEC, which began with the publication of Goldfish Memory by Monique Schwitter in Spring 2015, has eight books either published or in the process of translation, with new voices being discussed for 2017. The books already released have garnered critical acclaim and a wealth of prestigious prizes, including the PEN International/New Voices Award, the Beterriko liburua, the Rotahornpreis and, most recently, the PEN Translates Award.
Our backlist also includes a growing number of titles in translation such as Petrograd, Harry Selwyn’s Last Race, To Bury the Dead, Under the Dust, The Bridge Over the River, Strange Language, Martha, Jac and Shanco, Feet in Chains from Spanish, Catalan, German, Basque and Welsh.
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