"The oldest is 70. The youngest, 26. In between, the best list of this
kind I have ever seen."--Marlon James
In three issues, the literary anthology from leading editor John Freeman
has gained an international following and wide acclaim: fresh,
provocative, engrossing (BBC.com), impressively diverse (O Magazine),
bold, searching (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). Freeman's: The Future of
New Writing departs from the series' progression of themes. This
special fourth installment instead introduces a list--to be announced
just before publication--of more than twenty-five poets, essayists,
novelists, and short story writers from around the world who are shaping
the literary conversation right now and will continue to impact it in
years to come.
Drawing on recommendations from book editors, critics, translators, and
authors from across the globe, Freeman's: The Future of New Writing
includes pieces from a select list of writers aged 25 to 70, from nearly
twenty countries, and writing in almost as many languages. This will be
a new kind of list, and an aesthetic manifesto for our times. Against a
climate of nationalism and silo'd thinking, writers remain influenced by
work from outside their region, genre, and especially age group. Serious
readers, this special issue celebrates, have always read this way
too--and Freeman's: The Future of New Writing brings them an exciting
view of where writing is going next.
Freeman's now has partners around the world, in the UK (Grove Press
UK), Australia (Text Publishing), Sweden (Bokförlaget Polaris), Italy
(Edizioni Black Coffee), and Romania (Black Button), and China (Archipel
Press)
