Anton Hur

2 weeks ago | alessandria.today | Vincenzo Latronico |Sophie Hughes |Max Porter |Anton Hur

The International Booker Prize shortlist has just been announced, and we wanted to highlight some key facts we think will be of interest: ·         Italian author Vincenzo Latronico features on the shortlist with his novel Perfection, alongside British translator Sophie Hughes.

Dec 17, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Kotryna Garanasvili |Anton Hur |Juan Vasquez |Juan Vásquez |Edith Grossman

Do people know what translators do? Well, as the name suggests, they translate. But what does that mean, exactly? Even translators’ definitions of translation vary, so how likely is it that non-translators understand our work? There’s a popular meme about what it means to be a translator, and its more or less similar variations have wandered the internet for quite some time now (like this one).

Nov 21, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Anton Hur |Mridula Vijayarangakumar |Mujibur Rehman |Vaishna Roy

In physics, singularity is the point where known physical laws break down and predictions become impossible. The Big Bang theory suggests our universe emerged from such a singularity. That is an infinitely dense, hot point which expanded and cooled. At this moment, conventional concepts of time and space lose meaning. Anton Hur’s debut novel Toward Eternity begins with one such singularity in “the near future”. Mali Beeko, lead scientist at the Singularity Lab, discovers a way to beat cancer.

Nov 19, 2024 | itemonline.com | Anton Hur |Kim Suhyun

”I Decided to Live as Me: An Illustrated Checklist for How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others So You Can Learn to Love Yourself”by Kim Suhyun, translated by Anton Hurc.2024, Penguin Life $28.00 272 pages Everybody, it seems, is doing better than you are. There you sit, a complete adult, but you can’t stop noticing others who are thriving while you’re feeling lost. Find a new job? Ask for a new client list? Take a vacation now, rather than waiting?

Oct 15, 2024 | thebookerprizes.com | Anton Hur

How does it feel to be longlisted for the International Booker Prize? I was actually on an exercise bike at a gym when I heard the longlisting news. It made me so happy that I screamed with joy. Everyone stared at me, but I didn’t feel embarrassed at all. So many of the authors that I’ve read since I was young have the Booker Prize in their bios, and I still can’t believe that I am nominated for that very award. I find myself sitting around at home and laughing to myself. I’m just so thrilled.