This focus on literary translation and the market for books in translation comes about from the recent publication of a collection of short stories by Maltese w
Merlin Publishers has just published four new sets of flashcards in Maltese in a series of six packs, complementing the first two sets L-Alfabett and Annimali, Insetti u Għasafar. The new packs are entitled Ikel, Ħwejjeġ u Ġugarelli, Ibni s-Sentenzi and Aqtagħli Kurżità.
We all know how tricky it can be to introduce the Maltese language to the very young, especially when – for whatever reason – they are more exposed to English on a daily basis. One of the most hands-on ways is usually flashcards, or leħħiet in Maltese, for a multitude of reasons, but especially because they are so versatile, interactive, hands-on and can easily be turned into game-like activities.
Merlin Publishers is today hosting a live reading of short stories from Trevor Zahra’s latest anthology Sempreviva.
The book is a collection of 37 funny, eerie and heart-warming tales which have flowers as their themes and all of which depict human emotions.
Zahra himself, together with some friends, will be reading excepts from these stories this evening at 6.30pm. One may follow the event live on the Merlin Publishers’ Facebook page. For more information, visit the page https://www.facebook.com/events/449012456278216.
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On Tuesday, the Italian Cultural Institute and Merlin Publishers are presenting an online discussion with Italian authors Giacomo Mazzariol, Paola Frusca and Federico Buffa on the occasion of the publication of their books’ Maltese translation.
Mazzariol is the author of Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri (2016, Giulio Einaudi Editore), which has been translated into Maltese by Ludvic Azzopardi Ferrando, who will also be present for the discussion.
The plot follows five-year-old Jack, who has two sisters but no brother to play with. One day his parents announce that a ‘special’ brother is on the way. Thus Jack imagines him as a superhero with amazing powers, like the characters in his comic books.
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Early Concept Art by Silke Agnethe Kähler
Maltese-born Inez Kristina moved to Denmark to study character animation almost four years ago, which culminated in this opportunity to direct her first animated short film while still at school.
Cut It Out is an absurd surrealist character piece that follows Tara, an EOD technician (bomb defuser) who is guided by an authoritative voice to locate and defuse a bomb in a school. The bomb is unfamiliar to her, and despite her reservations, her supervisor leads her into a strange situation from which she needs to escape.
Early Concept Art by Inez Kristina