Cirrus@Austlit

"Foreign Literature" is a purely literary publication that focuses on contemporary foreign literature. Published by the Shanghai Translation Publishing House, it has focused, systematic translation of contemporary foreign literature and art (literature, and art) works and theories, introduced representative schools, reflecting the new foreign literature trends and dynamics.

'A stellar collection of some of the best short stories being written today. Delve into this renowned annual anthology and discover outstanding new fiction, and some impressive new voices in literature.' (Publication summary)

'In The Best Australian Stories 2014, Patrick White Award–winning author Amanda Lohrey selects the outstanding short fiction of the year. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes raw, and always a ‘shot of adrenaline to the mind and heart’, this collection features exciting new voices alongside the established and admired.'

'The edges of reality blur in a corporate lawyer’s tale of working in a 1200-storey glass tower. A prized coffee table becomes the focus of a father’s anxieties and frustrations. Tense and fractured lines of communication shape the life of an interpreter on Christmas Island. Imaginative, remarkable, intimate – this unmissable anthology celebrates the art of consummate storytelling.' (Source: Publisher's Blurb)