Smarty Pants From The American Scholar

A measly three percent of books published in the United States are works in translation—so this week, we’re shining a spotlight on two books from dramatically different places. Naivo’s Beyond the Rice Fields is the first Malagasy novel ever translated into English; he and his translator, Allison Charette, talk with us about love stories and origin stories. And Tenzin Dickie, editor of Old Demons, New Deities—the first English anthology of Tibetan fiction—joins us on the show to talk about life in exile, the rain in Dharamsala, and the best momos in Queens (Little Tibet, in Jackson Heights, in case you're wondering). • Episode Page: https://theamericanscholar.org/the-three-percent/ • Go beyond the episode: Read an excerpt from Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo, translated by Allison Charette • Watch the book trailer for Old Demons, New Deities, narrated by editor Tenzin Dickie • Check out the University of Rochester’s Three Perc