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Six Great Contemporary Writers Working in German

Six Great Contemporary Writers Working in German

The Best New Writing at this Weekend's Festival Neue Literatur

By Literary Hub | February 24, 2016

The Vegetarian

The Vegetarian

Han Kang, trans. Deborah Smith

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 9, 2016

The Pirate

The Pirate

Jón Gnarr, trans. Lytton Smith

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 29, 2016

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

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The Deep Sea Diver’s Syndrome

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 19, 2016

How a Mother-Daughter Translation Team Makes it Work

By Martha Tennent and Maruxa Relano | January 13, 2016

Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

By Johanna Sinisalo | January 8, 2016

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

Truth, Beauty, and the Poetry of Islam

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

Are We Different People in Different Languages?

Are We Different People in Different Languages?

On Being a Multilingual Writer in the 21st Century

By Ana Menéndez | November 19, 2015

On Translating an

On Translating an "Untranslatable" Book

An Intuitive Journey to Eugene Vodolazkin's Medieval Russia

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

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