{"title":"Kate Briggs","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the collection of works by Kate Briggs, a distinguished voice in General Fiction and Arts \u0026amp; Culture literature. With her unique ability to blend thoughtful narrative with cultural insight, Briggs captivates and educates through her compelling prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of her notable works, \u003cem\u003eThis Little Art\u003c\/em\u003e, invites readers into the intricate world of translation, offering a blend of personal memoir, literary criticism, and philosophical inquiry. Through this masterpiece, Briggs shares an intimate exploration of the art of translation, making it both accessible and fascinating for a diverse audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer book \u003cem\u003eThe Long Form\u003c\/em\u003e continues to showcase her expertise in intertwining fiction with broader cultural themes, encouraging readers to reflect on the nuances and impacts of reading and storytelling in everyday life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for those who appreciate deep intellectual engagement and cultural reflection, Kate Briggs's books promise a rewarding experience for both casual readers and devoted literature enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"this-little-art-by-kate-briggs-9781910695456","title":"This Little Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart-essay and part-memoir, \u003cem\u003eThis Little Art\u003c\/em\u003e is a manifesto for the practice of literary translation. Taking her experience translating Roland Barthes' lectures at the College de France as her starting point, Kate Briggs offers a portrait of translation as a compelling, complex, and formative activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on Barthes' late work, Briggs explores the philosophical and aesthetic facets of translation alongside its practical implications. Dealing in turn with the controversial translations of Thomas Mann by Helen Lowe-Porter and Dorothy Bussy's translations of Andre Gide, Briggs argues for an understanding of the history of translation as a form of domestic, feminised labour. In what ways do notions of care and literary service imbue our understanding of translation?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Not so much a demystification as a re-enchantment of the practice of literary translation, that maddening, intoxicating \"little\" art which yokes humility and hubris, constraint and creativity—in Briggs's passionate telling, you can practically hear the sparks fly.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Deborah Smith, translator of Han Kang and winner of the Man Booker International Prize in 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556454125804,"sku":"9781910695456","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7708843482868.jpg?v=1750149069"},{"product_id":"the-long-form-by-kate-briggs-9781804270325","title":"The Long Form","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelen and her young baby, Rose, are awake. It is first thing on a new morning. They move, they rest, they communicate; Rose feeds. Thoughts and associations travel far beyond the remit of the front room in their rented flat, which they pace, and which, alive with them, continually becomes new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir delicate balance is interrupted by the delivery of \u003cem\u003eA History of Tom Jones\u003c\/em\u003e by Henry Fielding—a novel which describes itself, semi-seriously, as inventing the novel-form for the very first time. As the morning progresses, Helen starts reading it. Indirectly, and each in their own distinct ways, Helen and Rose start thinking about it: its claims to newness, its length, its essayistic digressions, its invitation to imagine old and new forms of life, writing, and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Form\u003c\/em\u003e, Windham Campbell Prize-winner Kate Briggs' long-awaited debut fiction, unmakes and remakes the novel to meditate on very real social issues, from housing, to care-taking, to friendship, laying bare the settings and support structures that make durational forms of co-existence first thinkable, then possible. 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