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Sami Said | Best Untranslated Writers
Stephan Mendel-Enk
‘Frustrated reporters have described him whistling rather than answering their questions and giving most of the credit for the books to someone named Oscar. The only thing that seems certain about him is that he’ll continue to write.’
Nadifa Mohamed | Interview
Nadifa Mohamed
A short film featuring Nadifa Mohamed, one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists.
Zoë Meager | Interview
Zoë Meager
‘I haven’t written much local stuff, because I guess I’ve been more interested in the meeting of (potential) worlds.’
Michael Mendis | Interview
Michael Mendis
‘Mostly, writing is part of my process of understanding the world.’
Sharon Millar | Interview
Sharon Millar
‘Writing allows me to go below the surface and pull up the things that can’t be articulated in any other form.’
Gadi Taub | Best Untranslated Writers
Etgar Keret
‘At first, I thought the best way to introduce Gadi Taub’s powerful novel would be through its sophisticated and twist-filled plot. But the hard hitting story isn’t half as complex and unique as its protagonists.’
Lillian Li | Interview
Lillian Li
‘I don’t think I ever learned how to tell a story in the literal sense.’
Sergio Pitol | Best Untranslated Writers
Valeria Luiselli
‘Perhaps it is the way he’s able to delicately tap into the most disturbing layers of reality and turn our conception of what is normal inside out. Perhaps it’s because he’s always telling a deeper, sadder, more disquieting story while pretending to narrate another.’