Tapping Unknown Literary Treasures

Thousands of books from around the world never make it into American living rooms or even libraries just because they are not in English. But the non-profit Dalkey Archive Press wants Americans to read these books. For more than two decades the Press has found overlooked literary treasures from all over the planet and translated them. Recently the Press moved from Normal, Illinois, to Champaign to establish a unique literary translation program with the U of I. AM 580's Michael Koliska talked to Dalkey Press founder John O'Brien (left). He says less and less foreign literature gets published in the US, but these books are important to learn about the world.