by Laura Watkinson | Aug 6, 2014 | Blog
Jan van Mersbergen’s brilliant Tomorrow Pamplona, which I translated for Peirene Press (2011), has been optioned by First Born Films. I’m over the moon for Jan and I hope that the project goes all the way. Tomorrow Pamplona is a very visual book and it...
by Laura Watkinson | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog
I was delighted to see this piece in the Economist about literary translation featuring the wonderful Peirene Press, who published Tomorrow Pamplona, my translation of Jan van Mersbergen’s novel. As Ali Smith says, books like Peirene’s give us “a...
by Laura Watkinson | Jun 30, 2011 | Blog
And the Tomorrow Pamplona blog tour 2011 concludes with a final gig on David Hebblethwaite’s blog: venue number 13. It’s been quite a ride!
by Laura Watkinson | Jun 27, 2011 | Blog
It’s great to see Tomorrow Pamplona receiving positive attention in the British press. Author Jan van Mersbergen has been keeping track of the reactions on his website. There’s also been very nice feedback on Twitter and from bloggers. Peirene Press are...
by Laura Watkinson | May 13, 2011 | Blog
From the Peirene Press Facebook page: Peirene No 5, Tomorrow Pamplona, is out next month. On twitter the chat has already started: @JosephyneT said: Just closed Tomorrow Pamplona. BRILLIANT. Practically in tears. So powerful. Will remain an unforgettable read...