The Russian War on Ukraine Has Always Been a War on Its Language

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Askold Melnyczuk on the Assault on a Country’s Literature

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In Memoriam: Sergio Chejfec

In Memoriam: Sergio Chejfec

Translator Heather Cleary Remembers Her Friend, the Argentinean Writer

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How the Russian and Ukrainian Languages Intersect in Eugene Vodolazkin’s <em>Brisbane</em>

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Marian Schwartz on the Current State (and Future) of Russian Literature in Translation

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Yoko Tawada Captures the Unique Joys of Having an Uncategorizable Identity

Yoko Tawada Captures the Unique Joys of Having an Uncategorizable Identity

Yurina Yoshikawa on Scattered All Over the Earth and the Experience of Losing a Mother Tongue

By Yurina Yoshikawa | April 25, 2022

Asadollah Amraee and Arezoo Salari on the Process of Translating <em>The Elephant of Belfast</em> and Its Resonance in Iran

Asadollah Amraee and Arezoo Salari on the Process of Translating The Elephant of Belfast and Its Resonance in Iran

S. Kirk Walsh Talks to the Iranian Translators of Her Novel

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How Does Language During Sex Translate Across Cultures?

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