Books by Richard Village
Richard Village is an author, translator and publisher. He founded Foundry Editions in 2023 out of a love for three things: discovering and sharing new voices, the Mediterranean and the people and lands that surround it, and internationalism and reading across borders.
Spanish Beauty
Esther García Llovet and Richard Village (translator)
Spanish Beauty by Esther García Llovet is a surreal, anarchic noir romp set against the backdrop of the capital of mass tourism, Benidorm. Half-English, half-Spanish protagonist Michela is a badass cop who acts on the wrong side of the law and is on a mission to get her hands on Reggie Kray’s Dunhill lighter. With a supporting cast of hapless petty criminals, Russian crime bosses and an absent father figure, the book goes on a whirlwind tour beyond the fry-ups and sangria to the seedy underbelly of the Pearl of the Costa Blanca.
Interviews with Richard Village
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes -
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Berta Isla
by Javier Marías & Margaret Jull Costa (translator) -
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Homeland (Patria)
by Fernando Aramburu and Alfred MacAdam (translator) -
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The Frozen Heart (El corazón helado)
by Almudena Grandes -
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An Olympic Death (Sabotaje olímpico)
by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán and Ed Emery (translator)
The Best Novels by Spanish Authors, recommended by Richard Village
The Best Novels by Spanish Authors, recommended by Richard Village
If you like your novels long, Spanish literature has some gems to lose yourself in. Richard Village, translator and publisher of Spanish Beauty, recommends five of his favourites, from the chaos of 17th-century Spain to the traumas of the 20th century, and also including a classic detective novel.
Interviews where books by Richard Village were recommended
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Brandy Sour
by Constantia Soteriou & Lina Protopapa (translator) -
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Far
by Rosa Ribas & Charlotte Coombe (translator) -
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The Palace on the Higher Hill
by Karim Kattan & Jeffrey Zuckerman (translator) -
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Spanish Beauty
Esther García Llovet and Richard Village (translator) -
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The Little I Knew
by Chiara Valerio & Ailsa Wood (translator)
The Best Mediterranean Novels, published by Foundry Editions
The Best Mediterranean Novels, published by Foundry Editions
Publisher Foundry Editions was set up in 2023 to showcase beautiful writing, unusual storytelling, unforgettable characters and intelligent entertainment from across the Mediterranean region. Here are five of their most recent books, now available in English for the first time, from Spanish noir to historical fiction from Cyprus, an Italian bestseller and a family saga and gothic ghost story set in Palestine.
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1
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes -
2
Berta Isla
by Javier Marías & Margaret Jull Costa (translator) -
3
Homeland (Patria)
by Fernando Aramburu and Alfred MacAdam (translator) -
4
The Frozen Heart (El corazón helado)
by Almudena Grandes -
5
An Olympic Death (Sabotaje olímpico)
by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán and Ed Emery (translator)
The Best Novels by Spanish Authors, recommended by Richard Village
The Best Novels by Spanish Authors, recommended by Richard Village
If you like your novels long, Spanish literature has some gems to lose yourself in. Richard Village, translator and publisher of Spanish Beauty, recommends five of his favourites, from the chaos of 17th-century Spain to the traumas of the 20th century, and also including a classic detective novel.
