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Translating the Secret Language of War

Translating the Secret Language of War

Matthew J. Hefti: Toward an Understanding Between Civilians and Veterans

By Matthew J. Hefti | January 28, 2016

Ostend: Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and the Summer Before the Dark

Ostend: Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and the Summer Before the Dark

Volker Weidermann, translated by Carol Janeway

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 22, 2016

The Core of the Sun

The Core of the Sun

Johanna Sinisalo, Trans. Lola Rogers

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 21, 2016

The Deep Sea Diver’s Syndrome

The Deep Sea Diver’s Syndrome

Serge Brussolo, translated by Edward Gauvin

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 19, 2016

How a Mother-Daughter Translation Team Makes it Work

How a Mother-Daughter Translation Team Makes it Work

Martha Tennent and Maruxa Relaño: Not All Happy Families Are Alike

By Martha Tennent and Maruxa Relano | January 13, 2016

Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

(Who Are Even Weirder Than Regular Finns)

By Johanna Sinisalo | January 8, 2016

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A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

By Suheil Bushrui and James M. Malarkey | December 11, 2015

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By Ana Menéndez | November 19, 2015

On Translating an "Untranslatable" Book

By Lisa Hayden | November 6, 2015

Translating a Book in Order to Save It

Translating a Book in Order to Save It

On the Rebirth of Alessandro Spina's 1,300-Page Epic

By André Naffis-Sahely | November 4, 2015

When An Author You Translate Gets Death Threats

When An Author You Translate Gets Death Threats

Polish Writer Olga Tokarczuk Speaks the Truth, Is Attacked For It

By Jennifer Croft | November 2, 2015

Translator's Blues

Translator's Blues

Franco Nasi

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 26, 2015

Prostitutes, Pimps, Pushers: How to Translate a 'Jazz' Novel

Prostitutes, Pimps, Pushers: How to Translate a 'Jazz' Novel

Meeting Fiston Mwanza Mujila for Dinner in Paris

By Roland Glasser | October 15, 2015

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

“I didn’t take a position until I took a position” and other gems

By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf | October 15, 2015

Kenzaburo Oe Finds a Hero in Huckleberry Finn

Kenzaburo Oe Finds a Hero in Huckleberry Finn

Ruminations On America, Harvard Square, 1965

By Kenzaburo Oe | October 8, 2015

Ten Great Books With Their Own Languages

Ten Great Books With Their Own Languages

A Brief Survey of Memorable Made-Up Dialect

By Stephen Sparks | September 1, 2015

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