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Jamie Lee Searle

Jamie Lee Searle
Jamie Lee Searle is a literary translator, writer, and mentor. She translates German-language and Portuguese-language works into English, including Kim de l’Horizon's "Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues," and is a co-founder of the U.K. Emerging Translators’ Network. She is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, and previously lectured at Queen Mary University of London. Jamie has held translation residencies in Geneva, New York, and Vienna.


Blurring Genre, Gender: The Rich Challenges of Translating Kim de l’Horizon’s Wild Fiction

Jamie Lee Searle Reflects on Capturing the Elusive Essence of “Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues”
August 25, 2025  By Jamie Lee Searle
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