Random House to Publish 3 Translated Books by Svetlana Alexievich

By Maryann Yin 

Svetlana Alexievich (GalleyCat)Svetlana Alexievich, a Nobel Prize-winning writer from Belarus, has signed a deal with Random House.

According to The New York Times, the publisher will produce and release the English translations of three of her books. Each of these works features “oral histories compiled from extensive interviews.”

The Associated Press reports that Second-Hand Time will be released in Summer 2016. War’s Unwomanly Face and Last Witnesses will both follow in 2017. (Photo CreditMargarita Kabakova/Ersatz AB)