The Esperanto publishing house Mondial of New York has just published Carmel Mallia's Esperanto translation of Il-Holma Maltija, Frans Sammut's novel about Mikiel Anton Vassalli. The title is La Malta Revo.
Dr Mallia, who began the translation in 1995, is president of the Malta Esperanto-Societo and a member of the Akademio de Esperanto.
He has published various poetry books in Esperanto and articles on Maltese literature and history in various literary reviews and read papers at Esperanto congresses.
In 1985, he published Antologio de Maltaj Poetoj, a translation of various Maltese poets. In the pipeline is the publication of the second anthology of his translation of Maltese poets, members of Ghaqda Poeti Maltin.