• On Translation

    On Translation

    Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English:
    On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another

    Sahar Delijani Navigates the Complexity of Conjuring Her Old Life in a New Language

     
    By Sahar Delijani  January 14, 2025
    Paperbacks

    Kaveh Akbar! Anthony Veasna So! Irreverent travel! 24 books out in paperback this December.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 2, 2024
    Poetry

    The Poet of the Revolution: Read Newly Translated Work by One of Egypt’s Most Prominent Poets, Mostafa Ibrahim

    By Literary Hub  November 12, 2024
    Letters

    In Search of a Time Lost: A Selection of Proust’s Letters Translated by Lydia Davis

    By Literary Hub  November 6, 2024
    Writing Process

    A Room of One’s Own: On Finding Beauty and Inspiration in Meditation

    By Leanne Ogasawara  November 6, 2024
    Profanity

    A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

    By Jesse Sheidlower  November 5, 2024
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    On Translation

    Why Close Reading is An Essential Part of Literary Translation

    By Damion Searls  October 29, 2024
    Language

    How New York City Became a Haven For Endangered Languages

    By Ross Perlin  October 28, 2024
    Food Writing

    The Poetry of the World’s First Cookbook: What Cooking Can Teach Writers and Translators

    By Aditi Machado  October 21, 2024
    Poetry

    Snapshots in Verse: On Hannah Arendt’s Long-Lost Poems

    Samantha Rose Hill and Genese Grill in Conversation with Poets.org

    By Literary Hub  December 9, 2024
    In Memoriam

    Remembering the Life and Work of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Translator and Activist

    By Literary Hub  September 30, 2024
    In Conversation

    On Returning to and Reinterpreting the Classics: Olga Tokarczuk in Conversation with Translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones

    By Literary Hub  September 24, 2024
    Ballet

    Page Turns: On Literary Translations on the American Ballet Theater’s Summer Stage

    By Emma Golden  August 16, 2024
    On Translation

    Bringing Felice Bauer to Life in Magdaléna Platzová’s Life After Kafka

    Alex Zucker on the Importance of Style and Voice in Literary Translation

    By Alex Zucker  August 9, 2024
    Queer History

    The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

    By Daisy Dunn  July 30, 2024
    Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry

    From the Trenches: New Work by Ukrainian Poet and Soldier Artur Dron 

    By Literary Hub  July 29, 2024
    On Translation

    Bridging the Gaps: On Writing and Revising a Novel in Two Languages

    By Julia Malye  June 21, 2024
    Languages

    Dreaming in English of Dreaming in Kashmiri: What You Can Only Express in One Language

    Priyanka Mattoo on the Complexities of Living in a Multicultural Family

    By Priyanka Mattoo  June 18, 2024
    In Conversation

    Camille Bordas on What Stand-Up Comedy Can Teach Writing Workshops About Growing Thicker Skin

    By Adam Ehrlich Sachs  June 13, 2024
    craft advice

    Between Languages: Yukiko Tominaga on Writing in English and Japanese

    By Yukiko Tominaga  May 31, 2024
    On Translation

    Literary Catharsis: Jenna Tang on Translating Lin Yi-Han’s Only Novel, Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise

    By Jenna Tang  May 30, 2024
    On Translation

    The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

    Mark Harman on Learning to Understand Both the Surfaces and “Subterranean Passages” of Kafka

    By Mark Harman  May 28, 2024
    On Translation

    The Secret Master: On Translating the Forgotten Argentine Writer Ángel Bonomini

    By Jordan Landsman  May 16, 2024
    Norwegian Literature

    How Jon Fosse Teaches Us to Acknowledge Our Own Vulnerability

    By Sarah Cameron Sunde  May 6, 2024
    Mythology

    Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

    By Douglas J. Penick  October 7, 2024
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