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Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

“To come convincingly to life, characters have to consist of mixed-up inextricable elements.”

By Idra Novey | March 17, 2023

Francisco Goldman on Guatemalan Justice, Identity, and <em>The Art of Political Murder</em>

Francisco Goldman on Guatemalan Justice, Identity, and The Art of Political Murder

In Conversation with Idra Novey About the New HBO Adaptation of Goldman's Classic Work of Reportage

By Idra Novey | January 8, 2021

When Sharon Dodua Otoo, Relatively New to Writing in German, Won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize

When Sharon Dodua Otoo, Relatively New to Writing in German, Won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize

In Conversation with Idra Novey About German Breakfast Culture,
Mansplaining, and Literary Tension in Translation

By Idra Novey | March 4, 2020

Writing While Translating

Writing While Translating

Idra Novey on Being Suspended Between Languages

By Idra Novey | February 25, 2016

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