Kanako Nishi on Writing Gender, Power, and the Pain of Others

Kanako Nishi on Writing Gender, Power, and the Pain of Others

"I believe that lines should be capable of changing shape in many ways."

By Allison Markin Powell | May 8, 2019

Embedded with the Beating Heart of Madagascar's Literary Life

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Allison M. Charette Travels 9,000 Miles to Translate Michèle Rakotoson

By Allison M. Charette | April 17, 2019

Svetlana Alexievich in Praise<br> of Maxim Osipov

Svetlana Alexievich in Praise
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On the Russian Doctor Who Treats His Characters Like His Patients

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A Letter to Virginia Woolf,On Translating <em>A Room of One's Own</em> into Romanian

A Letter to Virginia Woolf,On Translating A Room of One's Own into Romanian

"I write to you as myself, I write to you as us all, I write to you as one."

By Elena Marcu | March 6, 2019

On Translating Bolaño (and His Obsessions)

On Translating Bolaño (and His Obsessions)

A Q&A with Natasha Wimmer, Translator of The Spirit of Science Fiction

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Ten Thoughts on Having Your Novel Translated into Your Native Tongue

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The Challenges of Working in a Language You Only Use to Speak to Your Mother

By Johannes Lichtman | February 5, 2019

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