![]() ![]() Buksha deploys an array of challenging techniques to construct an insightful portrait of Soviet and post-Soviet life that is, appropriately, both hilarious and heartbreaking. A postmodern reimagining of the Soviet production novel, The Freedom Factory weaves together tales told by factory workers, managers, engineers, and janitors to create the (lightly fictionalized) history of a real military plant in Leningrad/Saint Petersburg from the Nazi bombardment in WWII to the present day. Fisher’s translation of Ksenia Buksha's novel The Freedom Factory (awarded Russia’s 2014 National Bestseller prize) is forthcoming from Phoneme Media in March 2018. OSU ASC Drupal 8 America/New_York publicĪdd to Calendar 16:30:00 18:00:00 Reading and Talk with Anne O. Fisher received her PhD in Russian literature from the University of Michigan and lives in Indiana.Co-sponsored by University Libraries. She is currently translating Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s A Poetics of Titles and, with Margarita Meklina, curating a folio of Russian LGBTQ poetry and prose. Yvonne Howell (Russian Life Books, 2015) and 100 Poems about Moscow: An Anthology, ed., coll. Fisher has served as translation editor for two collections: Red Star Tales: A Century of Russian and Soviet Science Fiction, ed. With co-translator Derek Mong, Fisher won an NEA Translation Grant to support work on contemporary Russian poet Maxim Amelin’s verse their renderings have appeared in Asymptote, the Brooklyn Rail, Two Lines, the International Poetry Review, World Literature Today, and elsewhere. Fisher has also translated works by Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, Andrey Platonov, Nilufar Sharipova, and Margarita Meklina. Fisher will read from the novel, followed by a question and answer session about her translation and the work of translating literature in general. ![]() Together that makes Deep Vellum.Add to Calendar 16:30:00 18:00:00 Reading and Talk with Anne O. We’re located in the Dallas historical district Deep Ellum, adjacent to downtown, and vellum is a thick parchment used to print high-quality books. Looking for Deep Vellum Bookstore? Our sister storefront sells a variety of books, including ours. We are dedicated to publishing socially engaged literature that fosters cross-cultural dialogue, breaks down barriers between communities, and promotes empathy. Instead of selecting a book for publication exclusively because of its sales potential, our nonprofit status allows us to choose books for their artistic and social value. Why Nonprofit?ĭeep Vellum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Check out our “ Virtual Event Archive” to view past events. ![]() Plus, we’re hosting more events than ever before, and we’re working to reach more readers, both locally and nationally, to connect literary communities and book lovers from all backgrounds. Curious to learn about Dallas past, present, and future? We’ve got you covered. As of 2020, approximately half of our published books are international works and half are English-original material. You can now find fiction, poetry, nonfiction, photography, and our signature translated literature among our books. Fast Forward to Todayĭeep Vellum has expanded its operations to encompass 5 distinct publishing imprints and to publish English-original books with a special focus on Dallas writers. In our first 5 years, Deep Vellum published 90 works in translation by international writers and hosted dozens of literary events for Dallas residents. In 2013, Will opened Deep Vellum, a nonprofit organization with the goal to bring books, writers, and translators to Dallas by publishing the world’s best and most diverse literature from around the world and to create a community space for all things literary. After talking with every arts leader he could in those early months, he cooked up a Texas-sized vision: he wanted to found a nonprofit independent publishing house and literary arts center in the center of Dallas. When book lover Will Evans first moved to Dallas, he realized that Dallas literary fans and readers had few places they could go to engage in conversation about books and global literary happenings. ![]()
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