Milan based Emuse Books have just published Quando La Notte Apre Gli Occhi, the Italian version of Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna, translated by Virginia Monteforte. ​

The novel Filli Ma Tcun Xein, Filli Tithol fl'Esistenza​ and the book of text and design ​Váh both published in 2024 are shortlisted for the National Book Award (Prose) and the National Book Award (Poetry) respectively.

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Immanuel Mifsud

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Immanuel Mifsud is a poet and a writer born in Malta in 1967. He is the recipient of a number of awards: the Malta National Award for prose (2002, 2015), the Malta National Award for poetry (2014, 2016, 2023), and the European Union Prize for Literature (2011). Various works by Mifsud have been translated and published in a number of languages.

He holds a PhD from the University of Malta where he lectures in Maltese contemporary literature and theatre.