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30/12/2023

Health, wealth, happiness and of course many many books in 2024! Hope it's a good one for everyone!

25/12/2023

The stars are out, the candles are lit, the tree is decorated and it's time to celebrate....
Wishing all our followers and friends a very merry Christmas!

13/12/2023

Research, or fun? How about both!

10/10/2023

CrimeFictionLover awards are now open for nominations! *cough Through Three Rooms is eligible cough* ahem you didn't hear it from me!

It's time to nominate your favourite crime books, authors and shows as we bring you the Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023

10/10/2023

Here we go...

The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023 are open for nominations.

Our awards are different because they're driven by the readers. Here's all the information you need to nominate, including a link to our nominations form:

https://crimefictionlover.com/2023/10/the-crime-fiction-lover-awards-2023-open-for-nominations/

This year, our team will also be selecting a Life of Crime Award winner - someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the genre.

04/10/2023

A key part in the Mr Collin's Holiday Agency story is played by a copy of Albert Engström's magazine 'Strix'. Engström was a famous cartoonist who launched his own magazine 'Strix' in 1897, which he continued to edit until 1924. This kind of magazine contained stories, cartoons and comics, and was often read in shaving parlours!

Albert Engström was one of the leading Swedish authors and cartoonists during the early 20th century. He is considered one of the pioneers of the modern Swedish comic strip, together with Oskar Andersson. He published his cartoons in magazines like Söndags-Nisse and his own...

30/09/2023

What connects Pippi Longstocking with Ikea?

In Mr Collin's Holiday Agency, Frank Heller makes gentle fun of the stereotypes of people from Småland, Sweden. They have a reputation of being....extremely careful with their money. However, if you check out this list of famous Smålanders, you'll find that it has many impressive sons and daughters, from Astrid Lindgren (creator of Pippi) to Ingvar Kamprad (creator of Ikea). In fact it looks like a glorious place to visit and we can well understand Mr Jönsson's wish to retire there!

Yes, much has been said and written about and by Smålanders in this big province – the biggest of all the provinces south of Jämtland and one of the provinces in Sweden with most lakes. Smålanders are known for their tenacity, inventiveness and ingenuity, and they had to be in order to choose t...

26/09/2023

As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisper, we're all trying to hold onto those precious summer moments just a little bit longer. Our suggestion? Try a trip to London in summer with 'Mr Collin's Holiday Agency' - excitement guaranteed! Now available for free download from the Kabaty Press shop and your favourite eBook retailer.

In the midst of a London summer, gentleman-thief Mr. Collin comes across the green oasis that is Bradford Mansions. The rude and insulting landlord will soon learn that it& #039;s not wise to cross Mr Collin - who also seizes the opportunity to settle...

15/08/2023

I've never heard of some of these and they sound great! *adds to list* https://electricliterature.com/11-short-novels-from-around-the-world-that-you-can-read-in-one-sitting/?fbclid=IwAR1rjHaSqz9_yR1xCXA1Mn1ruDksiUZ6C3YcCY_HmZd5koro4zuGoaj4Ls0

Commute-length reads that will help you feel like an accomplished reader of world literature without the time commitment

10/08/2023

This is great fun from the NY times

Looking for literary thrills and chills this summer? As you uncover the books concealed within this text passage, a reading list appears at the bottom of the screen.

07/08/2023

It's been a while since a foreign bookshop , but how about this one from Corfu featuring these gorgeous editions from Aiora books? Bonus tourist points for the picturesque bookshop!

31/07/2023

There's been plenty of buzz about translated fiction recently - long may it continue!

From Argentinian horror to Japanese thrillers, under-35s are reading more internationally than ever before, with iconic covers becoming status symbols and fans swapping their discoveries online

22/06/2023

Nils Nordberg was kind enough to write the introduction to Through Three Rooms - he was also featured in this piece from CrimeTime

Murder in the Midnight Sun: Early Crime Fiction in Norway by Nils Nordberg May 7, 2023 Barry Forshaw writes: To tie in with the new edition of Through Three Rooms: an Asbjørn Krag Mystery by Sven Elvestad, I asked my Norwegian pal Nils Nordberg (who has written the introduction) to talk to Crime Ti...

18/06/2023

Have you seen the review of Through Three Rooms from Left on the Shelf Book Blog? Check it out here! https://leftontheshelfbookblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/through-three-rooms-by-sven-elvestad.html

13/06/2023

Today we're featuring another review from Babbage and Sweetcorn of Through Three Rooms! https://babbageandsweetcorn.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/bookreview-through-three-rooms-an-asbjorn-krag-mystery-by-sven-elvestad-translated-by-lucy-moffatt-published-by-kabaty-press-official-launch-may-4th-lucytranslator-hannahhargrave8/

09/06/2023

Have you met Asbjorn Krag yet? This Sherlock Holmes of Norway detects his way through our latest release Through Three Rooms - he even has a doctor as a sidekick. Don't forget to get your copy of Through Three Rooms on https://shop.kabatypress.com/b/ttr

05/06/2023

Through Three Rooms has been out in the world for a month now and the reviews are great! Bookmunch titled their review 'It's a Fair Old Entertainment' and conclude 'If you have any interest in the development of detective fiction over the last couple of hundred years, then you’ll likely get a kick out of the adventures of Asbjørn Krag (and, indeed, the list of Kabaty Press more generally).' You can read the full review at https://bookmunch.wordpress.com/2023/05/05/its-a-fair-old-entertainment-through-three-rooms-by-sven-elvestad/ and don't forget to get your copy from shop.kabatypress.com !

27/04/2023

🚨 Giveaway 🚨

Kabaty Press is publishing the first English translation of Through Three Rooms by Sven Elvestad (also known as Stein Riverton), the father of Norwegian crime fiction. To mark this occasion, we have 2 paperback copies and 10 ebooks to give away, courtesy of Kabaty Press 📖

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Through Three Rooms has been translated from Norwegian by the award-winning translator Lucy Moffatt. We had a quick chat with her about the process of translating a classical crime novel.

- How do you find translating crime fiction as a genre?

I can’t really generalise too much, as this is only my second crime translation. I can say that the two Elvestad novels I’ve translated were tremendous fun to work on. His detective Asbjørn Krag is not only a shrewd and sharp-eyed old-school detective, but also a keen user of the cutting-edge technology of his day: express trains, telegraphs and telephones all feature. I really enjoy the sense of a world teetering on the threshold of modernity. I’d love to translate a few more Elvestads – and then maybe move onto some modern crime fiction.

- What unique challenges did you come across when translating Sven Elvestad's book from 1914 versus more contemporary books you have translated?

One general challenge is that Elvestad’s language is as close to Danish as it is to modern Norwegian. I could have made my life easier by tracking down a revised edition in modern Norwegian, but I’ve noticed that errors or omissions can sometimes creep in during the revision process, so I opted to translate from the 1914 original, courtesy of the National Library’s splendid digitized collection. Another challenge was trying to capture the style of an age very different from our own. It’s easy to tip over into parody if you’re not careful.

You can also order your copy from Kabaty Press here: https://shop.kabatypress.com/b/ttr

27/04/2023

Today's the day that Through Three Rooms officially launches out into the world! Don't forget to get your copy and find out what all the fuss is about!

26/04/2023

Just a reminder that today is your LAST CHANCE to get Through Three Rooms at the special pre-order paperback price of €9.99! 😱😱😱 Order your copy here:

Pre-order now and be the first to receive your copy of this brand new translation - launch date 27th April!"A vile crime is being planned," he said."And heaven knows, it may even have been executed."When an old schoolfriend whisks private detective A...

24/04/2023

Through Three Rooms appears in Crime Fiction Lover's roundup of new books! 😍Don't forget the special pre-order price is still available for a few more days at https://shop.kabatypress.com/b/ttr...

Catch up with the latest crime novel releases with our news column, including authors JP Rieger, Aoife Clifford, Susan Isaacs, Sven Elvestad and Charlie Donlea

16/04/2023

The lovely Kate from Cross Examining Crime has published the very first review of Through Three Rooms - pretty good considering it's still two weeks to launch! Read it here:

Today I am reviewing an Asbjørn Krag novella, which was originally published under the title, Gjennem de Tre Værelser. Elvestad also wrote under the penname of Stein Riverton, which readers might b…

12/04/2023

Attention mystery lovers! We are thrilled to announce the release of a brand new translation of Through Three Rooms by the 'Father of Norwegian Crime Fiction', Sven Elvestad. Featuring a fascinating introduction by writer and broadcaster Nils Nordberg, and wonderfully translated by the talented Lucy Moffatt, it will be available widely from 27th April. Right now it's up for pre-order at https://shop.kabatypress.com/b/ttr!

03/04/2023

The latest in a fascinating series from Words Without Borders - books picked by translators which should be translated (but haven't been!)

Vivid, absorbing, and historically grounded without being pedantic, ‘Sangue Giusto’ raises questions such as these: How much can we know about how our parents lived before we were born?…

02/02/2023

Translating Kafka - and translation "as an act of restoration and reinvention"

Translating Kafka’s diaries revealed a writer even more alive than English-language readers previously knew.

24/01/2023

Guess who has a guest post on the Cross-Examining Crime blog? More than you ever wanted to know about Frank Heller and why he's the most interesting author you've never heard of!

Today on my blog you are spared my wittering, as Isobelle Fabian of Kabaty Press and Mitzi M. Brunsdale share about the latest reprint for Sweden’s first internationally famous crime writer, Frank …

12/01/2023

BIG NEWS! Announcing the first annual Words Without Borders Momentum Grant to support early-career translators, judged by Anton Hur. Link in stories.

05/01/2023

Today's foreign is from Czechia! Apart from Kafka, you won't find many of these writers in English...

04/01/2023

After Superman comes....Super Slovaks! This looks like a good read.

To some, hero and martyr of the Prague Spring Alexander Dubcek is the greatest of all Slovaks. He is certainly one of the most internationally recognised

31/12/2022

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a wonderful 2023 filled with friends, family and not forgetting NEW BOOKS! Some quiet time to actually read them might be nice as well ;)