Preti Taneja on

Preti Taneja on "Translating" Shakespeare Into Her Novel

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin and Drew Broussard on
So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | December 4, 2018

10 Literary Translators on the Art of Translation

10 Literary Translators on the Art of Translation

"Like the ghostwriter, the translator must slip on a second skin."

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2018

I Was Almost Svetlana Alexievich's Translator

I Was Almost Svetlana Alexievich's Translator

Laura Esther Wolfson Falling Short of Literary Fame

By Laura Esther Wolfson | November 5, 2018

The Weirdos of Russian Literature

The Weirdos of Russian Literature

On the Foibles of Genius, From Tolstoy to Akhmatova

By Viv Groskop | November 2, 2018

Anthea Bell, Translator of Sebald, Kafka, and <em>Asterix</em>, Has Died at 82

Anthea Bell, Translator of Sebald, Kafka, and Asterix, Has Died at 82

She Was One of our Greatest English Translators

By Emily Temple | October 18, 2018

The Joy and Terror of Translating James Baldwin's <em>Giovanni's Room</em>

The Joy and Terror of Translating James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room

Elena Marcu on Bringing an American Classic to Romania

By Elena Marcu | August 22, 2018

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The Poet Who Survived Stalin's Poems

By Ilya Kutik and Reginald Gibbons | August 21, 2018

Why Do Americans Read so Few Books in Translation?

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What is the Morally Appropriate Language in Which to Think and Write?

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The Experimental German Writer For Whom

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On Translating Rainald Goetz, A Non-Conformist Par Excellence

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Language as Homeland, Identity, and Normality

Language as Homeland, Identity, and Normality

On Translating Catalan

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This Year's Man Booker International Winner Has a Favorite For Next Year...

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Jennifer Croft Talks to the Translators of Virginie Despentes

By Jennifer Croft | May 25, 2018

How Do We Judge Translations?

How Do We Judge Translations?

Kate Briggs Poses Some Tricky Questions

By Kate Briggs | April 19, 2018

In Praise of the Near Impossible-to-Translate Novel

In Praise of the Near Impossible-to-Translate Novel

From Döblin to Tokarczuk, Spare a Thought for the Hardworking Translators

By Veronica Esposito | April 16, 2018

On the Rise—and Cost—of the African Novel in English

On the Rise—and Cost—of the African Novel in English

Why Isn't There a Good Igbo Translation of Things Fall Apart?

By Mukoma Wa Ngugi | April 9, 2018

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