The Pontas Agency is proud to share that long time Pontas client and Congolese author Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s second novel, The Villain’s Dance (La Danse Du Vilain) has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award for Translated Literature in the US, among four other titles. The winner will be announced live at the 75th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner on November 20th 2024.
Originally published in French with Éditions Metailié in 2020, the English translation of The Villain’s Dance (La Danse Du Vilain) by Roland Glasser was published in the US with Deep Vellum in March of 2024 to rave reviews. Translation rights have also been sold to Zsolnay/Unionsverlag (German), Nottetempo (Italian), Jensen & Dalgaard (Danish), Ramus (Swedish), and Al Kotobkhan (Arabic). All other translation and Film/TV rights are available.
Publishers submitted a total of 141 books for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature. The judges for this category were Aron Aji, Jennifer Croft, Jhumpa Lahiri (Chair), Gary Lovely, and Julia Sanches.
For more information about the above title, please contact Anna Soler-Pont (anna@pontas-agency.com).