Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis.

Publications

Notable publications include: *''Doppelgänger'' by

Daša Drndić Daša Drndić (10 August 1946 – 5 June 2018) was a Croatian writer. She studied English language and literature at the University of Belgrade.Celia Hawkesworth & S.D. Curtis, 2018. Shortlisted for the

Republic of Consciousness Prize The Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses is an annual British literary prize founded by the author Neil Griffiths. It rewards fiction published by UK and Irish small presses, defined as those with fewer than five full-time employees ...

(2019). *'' Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent'' (2016) and '' Gaudeamus'' (2018) by

Mircea Eliade Mircea Eliade (; – April 22, 1986) was a Romanians, Romanian History of religion, historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who establ ...

(Romania), translated by Christopher Moncrieff and Christopher Bartholomew. *''Exile'' by Çiler İlhan (Turkey), translated by Aysegul Tososer Artes, winner of the

European Prize for Literature European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature) is a European-wide literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France).Andrej Nikolaidis Andrej Nikolaidis (born 1974) is a Montenegrin- Bosnian novelist, columnist, and political adviser. His novel ''Sin'' (The Son) won the European Union Prize for Literature in 2011. The English translation was published in 2013 by Istros Books i ...

(Montenegro), translated by

Will Firth Will Firth (born 23 May 1965) is an Australian literary translator who focuses on contemporary writing from the Serbo-Croatian speaking countries and North Macedonia. He graduated in German and Russian (with Serbo-Croatian as a minor) from the A ...

, 2013. The original work was a winner of the

European Prize for Literature European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature) is a European-wide literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France).Ioana Pârvulescu Ioana Pârvulescu (born 1960) is a Romanian writer. She was born in Brașov and studied at the University of Bucharest. She graduated in 1983 and went on to complete a PhD in literature in 1999. She teaches modern literature at the same university ...

(Romania), translated by Alistair Ian Blythe, with an afterword by Mircea Cărtărescu, winner of the

European Prize for Literature European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature) is a European-wide literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France).Faruk Šehić Faruk Šehić (born 1970) is a Bosnian poet, novelist and short story writer. He was born in Bihać and grew up in Bosanska Krupa. He studied veterinary medicine in Zagreb until the outbreak of the Bosnian war in which he was an active combatant. ...

(Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2016. The original work was a winner of the

European Prize for Literature European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature) is a European-wide literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France).Jelena Lengold (Serbia), translated by Celia Hawkesworth, 2013. The original work was a winner of the

Robert Perišić Robert Perišić (born 1969 in Split, Croatia) is a Croatian writer. His books are considered as authentic portrayals of society in transformation and its (anti)heroes. Biography Perišić graduated in Literature and Croatian language from the U ...

Julio Llamazares Julio Llamazares (born March 28, 1955) is a Spanish author born in Boñar, Vegamián, León Province. Biography Julio Llamazares is a poet, novelist and a prolific essayist and journalist. He focuses on themes such as the history and memory of ...

Aleš Šteger Aleš Šteger (born 31 May 1973) is a Slovene poet, writer, editor and literary critic. Aleš belongs to a generation of writers that started to publish right after the fall of Yugoslavia. His first poetry collection Šahovnice ur (1995) was so ...

Ognjen Spahić Ognjen Spahić (born 1977 in Podgorica, Montenegro), is a Montenegrin novelist. Spahić has published two collections of short stories: ''Sve to'' (All That, 2001) and ''Zimska potraga'' (Winter Search, 2007). His novel ''Hansenova djeca'' (Hansen' ...

Goran Vojnović Goran Vojnović (born 11 June 1980) is a Slovenian writer, poet, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his 2008 novel ''Southern Scum Go Home'' ( sl, Čefurji raus!) which won him numerous awards as well as a lawsuit filed by the ...

Srećko Horvat Srećko Horvat (born 28 February 1983) is a Croatian philosopher, author and political activist. The German weekly ''Der Freitag'' called him "one of the most exciting voices of his generation" and he has been described as a "fiery voice of dissen ...

Slavoj Žižek Slavoj Žižek (, ; ; born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New Y ...

, Alek Popov,

Marija Knežević Marija Knežević (born 29 December 1963) is a Serbian poet, fiction writer, essayist, literary translator and Professor of literature. Knežević was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1963. She graduated from Belgrade University with a degree in Com ...

Octavian Paler Octavian Paler ( or ; July 2, 1926 – May 7, 2007) was a Romanian writer, journalist, politician in Communist Romania, and civil society activist in post-1989 Romania. Biography Octavian Paler was born in Lisa, Brașov County. He was educated ...

Ayfer Tunç Ayfer Tunç (born 1964 in Adapazarı) is a contemporary Turkish writer. She graduated from the Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences. During her university years, she wrote many articles for various literature, culture and art magazi ...

Evald Flisar Evald Flisar (born 13 February 1945) is a Slovene writer, poet, playwright, editor and translator. He was president of the Slovene Writers' Association for three consecutive terms between 1995 and 2002 and is editor-in-chief of the literary and ...

and

Marinko Koščec Marinko Koščec (born 1967 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian writer. Life and Work Koščec studied English and French language and literature at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Zagreb, graduated with diploma-thesis on ''Man in ...

References

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