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Glagoslav Publications is an independent British-Dutch publisher of literature in translation. Since 2011 we have brought fiction, poetry, drama, history and memoir from the Slavic world and beyond to readers of English, with a smaller list in Dutch.
The list now runs to more than 170 titles. It includes the first complete English translation of Taras Shevchenko’s Kobzar and the first novel translated directly from Turkmen into English, Ak Welsapar’s The Tale of Aypi. Our translators include Charles S. Kraszewski, Michael M. Naydan, Andrew Bromfield, Arch Tait and Marian Schwartz.
This page is for journalists, reviewers, booksellers, librarians and festival programmers. The facts, descriptions and cover images here may be used in coverage of our books.
At a glance
- Founded: 2011
- Offices: the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
- List: more than 170 titles in print, in English and Dutch
- Formats: paperback, hardcover and e-book (EPUB, Kindle, PDF)
- Availability: worldwide through Ingram, from bookshops and online retailers, and from our own bookshop
- Catalogue: catalogue.glagoslav.com, complete and printable
New and recent titles
Each entry gives the details a listing or review needs: author, translator, ISBN for each print format, extent and publication date. The cover link opens the full-size image.
Six Plays of Witkacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz · Translated by Adam CzasakA dead wife comes home to settle accounts, Pope Julius II argues about art and cobblers stage a revolution: six plays by Witkacy, one of the most original voices of the European avant-garde, translated from his manuscripts and first editions.
Hardcover 9781804843147 · Paperback 9781804843130 · 226 pages · Publication date: 20 November 2026
Kobzar (Gift Edition)
Taras Shevchenko · Translated by Peter FedynskyShevchenko's complete Kobzar in English, dressed for giving: leather binding and the poet's own paintings in full colour. The definitive gift of Ukrainian literature, in Peter Fedynsky's landmark translation.
ISBN 9781782670575 · Publication date: 11th October 2013 · 516 pages
The Forgotten
Rafał Wojasiński · Translated by Charles S. KraszewskiAn empty village, a disintegrating flat and two women no one comes to see. Rafał Wojasiński’s precise, unsparing prose gives them a voice, and asks what we owe the people we pass by.
Hardcover 9781804843093 · Paperback 9781804843086 · 212 pages · Publication date: October 2026
Googling for Soul
Hamid Ismailov · Translated by Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Dani Ismailov, Irina Buss-Zolotareva, Andrew BromfieldEleven stories that read as one book. Hamid Ismailov brings together lives shaped by Uzbekistan, exile, memory, language and the search for identity in this wry and compelling novel in stories.
Paperback 9781804843055 · Hardcover 9781804843062 · 266 pages · Publication date: 30th september 2026
The Eighth Sign of the Lion
Michael M. NaydanThe Eighth Sign of the Lion is Michael M. Naydan's sequel to his 2016 novel Seven Signs of the Lion. Nicholas Bilanchuk resurfaces from a fountain before the Lviv Opera House, certain only minutes have passed when in truth ten years are gone. As the city of…
Hardcover 9781804842935 · Paperback 9781804842928 · 178 pages · Publication date: 20th July 2026
Stus
Alexander Korotko · Translated by Olha Ilchuk, Michael Pursglove, Alois Woldan, Anna BednarczykThis narrative poem is about the legendary figure of Ukrainian literature of the 20th century - the poet and dissident Vasyl Stus.
Hardcover 9781804842560 · Paperback 9781804842553 · 168 pages · Publication date: 25th March 2026
What reviewers have said
“Tretyakov emerges from Leach’s biography as a linchpin of the interwar avant-garde: a masterful mediator, ceaselessly moving and relentlessly productive, connected to everything and everybody.”
Edward Tyerman, Los Angeles Review of Books, on Sergei Tretyakov: A Revolutionary Writer in Stalin’s Russia
“A Flame Out at Sea represents the apogee of Novikov’s artistic aspirations to date. It possesses a majestic sweep.”
Richard Tempest, Los Angeles Review of Books, on A Flame Out at Sea
“Still, in the end, Little Zinnobers wins over its readers. It is a lush and intricate celebration of the artistic process, which may not be an easy read, nor a fast-paced one, but offers ample rewards.”
Yelena Furman, Los Angeles Review of Books, on Little Zinnobers
“Through both of his works, disUnity should offer Kudryavitsky a rightful place in the history of Russian magical realism.”
Alex Bramwell, Dublin Review of Books, on disUNITY
“It’s a powerful collection, very well translated, and one which offers the reader a window into another world.”
Mandy Jenkinson, Historical Novel Society, on Death of the Snake Catcher
“All things considered, Naydan’s new collection of works by Vynnychuk is an invaluable resource, especially as an introduction for those unfamiliar with his writing or with contemporary Ukrainian fiction more generally.”
Helena Kernan, Slovo, on The Fantastic Worlds of Yuri Vynnychuk
Review quotes for each title, with their sources, are on the book’s own page.
Review copies and interviews
Digital review copies are available to reviewers, editors, booksellers and lecturers on request. If your publication reviews from print only, tell us and we will send a printed copy. Write to contact@glagoslav.com with the title and the outlet you are writing for.
We are glad to put you in touch with our translators and authors for interviews, podcasts and events.
Rights and permissions
For film and theatre rights write to m.hodak@glagoslav.com; the details are on the Film and Theatre Permissions page. For everything else, including permission to quote from our books at length, write to contact@glagoslav.com.
Contact
Press enquiries: contact@glagoslav.com. Our postal addresses in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are on the Contacts page.