Transmission is one of the most exciting and innovative literature magazines being printed in Manchester. Established as a not-for-profit venture, the creators of Transmission are dedicated to providing a high quality medium for aspiring writers and artists to display their talents. The publication combines original and varied writing with quality illustration and snappy design.
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Transmission #11, we celebrate the literary variety our European neighbours have to offer, including interviews with two continental author who both have very different takes on both Europe and the wider literary world. Dan Vyleta’s debut novel, Pavel & I, is steeped in literary influences from Dostoyevsky to Günther Grass, via Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Catalan short story writer, Empar Moliner, on the other hand, cites influences ranging from Radiohead and Bukowski to Martins Scorcese and Amis.A German of Czech descent, Vyleta’s debut novel, Pavel & I, is a thrilling tour through post-War Berlin, taking in gangs of child thieves, double-crossing prostitutes, Russian spies and a hideously obese British Colonel – all of which he has written about in English, not his native German. ‘English is a liberating world because it’s a language that my parents don’t speak properly,’ he tells Transmission. ‘I could discover it for myself. Despite being the dominant tongue in the world, for me it was a new thing in which I could experiment and play around.’Moliner writes in her native Catalan, with her new collection I Love You When I’m Drunk recently translated into English. She says of her choice, ‘I write in Catalan because it’s the language in which, at the age of three, I learnt from my mother’s lips such beautiful words as “gin and tonicâ€, “beer†and “whiskyâ€.’Elsewhere in this issue, we examine how translators of European fiction deal with the linguistic nuances of their chosen languages. Also, Manchester’s Chris Killen tells us about his experiences bringing his debut novel, The Bird Room, to publication and he admits he attempted to ‘hobnob the living f*ck’ out of anybody and everybody.The magazine also features a selection of previously unpublished short fiction, set in European locales from Romania to Paris.
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