Speculative Fiction in Translation #9: Co-Hosts and Anthologies

This month’s episode is especially exciting because Rachel has a
co-host now! Daniel Haeusser is a professor of biology and regular
Skiffy and Fanty contributor. You’ll also know him from the monthly
short SFT reviews that he writes for the SFT website. This episode
is much longer than usual, but also more interesting, and Rachel
and Daniel talk about everything you need to know in the world of
SFT, including the unusually-high number of anthologies out in
September, the great variety of short fiction, and
books/collections that they’re looking forward to. With new stories
and books coming to our attention each week, make sure to check the
SFT website for updates. Enjoy, and keep reading! A bientôt! Show
notes: SFT Out in September “The Foodie Federation’s Dinosaur
Farm,” by Luo Longxiang, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak
(Clarkesworld, September 1) “Children of the Endless Sea” by Suvi
Kauppila, translated from the Finnish by the author (Samovar
Magazine, September 25). “The Wind Cave” by Haruki Murakami,
translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel (The New Yorker,
September 3). The Reincarnated Giant: An Anthology of
Twenty-First-Century Chinese Science Fiction, eds. Mingwei Song
& Theodore Huters (Columbia University Press, September 4) The
Apex Book of World SF 5, ed. Cristina Jurado (Apex Publications,
September 18) Zion’s Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative
Literature, eds. Sheldon Teitelbaum & Emanuel Lottem (Mandel
Vilar Press, September 25) Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya
Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction, eds. Sunyoung Park &
Sang Joon Park (Kaya Press, September 21) Reviews Daniel Haeusser’s
Short SFT Reviews Rachel reviews Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma
Tongues of Speculation reviews Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma
Brian Cowlishaw reviews Vita Nostra Dale Knickerbocker reviews
Typescript of the Second Origin Articles “The Apex Book of World
SF: Volume 5” by Cristina Jurado (Apex Magazine, September 13)
“When Swirsky Met Lem” by Jacek Borowski (The First News, September
16) Readers’ Corner Daniel is reading Vestiges in the original
French Rachel is reading Legend of the Galactic Heroes Vol 7:
Tempest Rachel is translating stories by Italian sf author Clelia
Farris. Read one of her stories here. General Links Speculative
Fiction in Translation website Speculative Fiction in Translation
facebook page SFT on twitter: @Rcordas If you have a question you’d
like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our
contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes “Dimension” by
Creo (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound
effects and for length purposes.