The Devil’s Workshop Wins 2013 Typographical Translation Award

This morning the website Typographical Era announced that the winner of the 2013 Typographical Translation Award is Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop, translated from the Czech by Alex Zucker and published by Portobello Books.

We are extremely excited and grateful, and extend thanks to everyone who voted for the book. Of course we also hope you will pick up a copy of The Devil’s Workshop and read it!

Here are the results of the voting, from both the final and preliminary rounds.

Thank you, too, to Typographical Era for holding the poll and helping to raise the profile of literature in translation. As they wrote, all of the books that were nominated are impressive works, so whichever you read, you can’t go wrong.

Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop Advances to Finals at Typographical Era

Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop has advanced from the initial round of 20 to the final field of 8 in the running for the 2013 Typographical Translation Award. Vote for it here.

Voting is open until December 19, and the winner will be announced December 20. This is the first year Typographical Era has granted the award.

Vote for Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop now!

Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop Nominated for Typographical Translation Award

Earlier this month, Typographical Era, a website devoted to “honest reviews and interesting literary news,” announced the creation of the “first ever Typographical Translation Award,” nominating 20 titles that appeared in English translation in the United States for the first time in 2013.

We are pleased to report that Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop is one of the 20, and the award will be decided by popular vote, so if you liked the novel, please be sure to visit Typographical Era and give us your vote!

Polls close the evening of November 28, with the top eight titles moving on to the final round. The winner will be announced December 19.