Peirene Press

Peirene Press is an independent publishing house based in London.[1] Established by novelist and publisher Meike Ziervogel, Peirene is primarily focused on bringing out high-quality English translations of contemporary European short novels. Peirene is also known for its regular literary salons, and for its pop-up bookstalls outside supermarkets and at farmers markets.[2] Peirene Press donates 50p from the sale of each book to Counterpoint Arts, a charity that promotes the creative arts by and about refugees and migrants in the UK..[3]

Peirene Press
StatusActive
Founded2008
FounderMeike Ziervogel
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon, N19
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresLiterature in translation, Contemporary fiction, Novella
Official websitehttp://www.peirenepress.com

List of books

2010 - Female Voice

2011 - Male Dilemma

2012 - Small Epic

2013 - Turning Point

2014 - Coming of Age

2015 - Chance Encounter

2016 - Fairy Tale

2017 - East and West

2018 - Home in Exile

  • Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena (translated from the Latvian: Margita Gailitis)
  • Shadows on the Tundra by Dalia Grinkevičiutė (translated from the Lithuanian: Delija Valiukenas)
  • And the Wind Sees All by Guđmundur Andri Thorsson (translated from the Icelandic: Bjørg Arnadottir) and Andrew Cauthery

2019 - There Be Monsters

Awards

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References

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