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Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the story is set in the past, usually during a significant historical period. The story incorporates historical events, figures, and settings, blending them with fictional characters and plotlines

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Bridging the Gender Divide: Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Spotlight

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When a reader strolls into a bookshop, they enter a rich universe of literary imagination, yet historically, great swathes of stories from around the world have been missing from the shelves. While translated literature as […]
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The Winter Warriors Olivier Norek Review

September 14, 2025 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on The Winter Warriors Olivier Norek Review
The Winter Warriors by Olivier Norek, beautifully translated by Nick Caistor, is based on the conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union known as the Winter War. Norek draws on genuine battles and hardships which […]
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The Displaced, Sharif Gemie Review

August 16, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on The Displaced, Sharif Gemie Review
The Displaced by Sharif Gemie delves into the immense human tragedy of World War Two, exploring the staggering displacement of 55 million people across Europe. The novel brings to life the plight of the 11 […]
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Honeymoon in Hell Gael Elton Mayo Media Release

May 22, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Honeymoon in Hell Gael Elton Mayo Media Release
Honeymoon in Hell is a remarkable rediscovered World War Two novel originally published by Doubleday in 1944 September 1939. Star-crossed newly-weds, Anthea and Igor, have enjoyed a lazy summer on the French Riviera with their […]
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The Devils’ Dance Hamid Ismailov Review

April 11, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on The Devils’ Dance Hamid Ismailov Review
The Devils’ Dance by Hamid Ismailov is an unusual novel which shines a light on Central Asia, a region that is still little known in the West. Even today, the Sovietised khanates Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, […]
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American Fugue is at once a fictionalized biography of one of the most famous musicians of his time, and his contemporaries; a historical novel; a disillusioned meditation on the decadence of the West; a series […]
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BookBlast review of The Settlement by Ruth Kirby-Smith, set in Ireland in 1921 when trouble flares up after partition under British law by the Government of Ireland Act which created Northern Ireland. “He stood at […]
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Looking for an unputdownable crime read? Look no f Looking for an unputdownable crime read? Look no further! 
Surface by Olivier Norek translated by Nick Caistor is the ultimate police procedural due out with @openborderspress 
In her review for BookBlast Diary, Emily Unwin breaks down why this thriller delivers on every front:
- Deep suspense & clever twists
- High-stakes crimes & misdemeanours 
- A lead detective you’ll root for
As @emily.unwin puts it, genre writing requires a pact with the reader and @NorekOlivier delivers a perfectly packaged, gripping story from start to finish. One for your TBR pile that's for sure! 
Read her full review via link in bio
Women in Translation Month may be ending, but grea Women in Translation Month may be ending, but great literature is timeless. Whose world will you step into next?
We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Maureen Freely and her team @elifgulez.writer spotlighting @warwickprizewomenintranslation The annual prize celebrates the finest full-length book written by a woman translated into English, published in the UK or Ireland. All literary genres are welcomed: novels, poetry, creative non-fiction, graphic novels, children’s or YA fiction, short story collections, novellas and plays.
Established in 2017, the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation champions and propels international women’s voices from the periphery into mainstream cultural conversations.
‘We’ve come a long way with the championing of world literature over the past decade... In the same period, however, we’ve noticed that it is markedly more difficult for women to make it into English translation. This prize offers us an opportunity to welcome in the voices and perspectives we’ve missed thus far,’ Maureen Freely, BookBlast Diary - read the full feature on our website. 
🔗 Click the link in bio to browse & buy the Women in Translation Prize collection on Bookshop.org
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