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

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

Arundhati Roy on the Complex, Shifting Politics of Language and Translation in India

By Arundhati Roy | July 25, 2018

The Experimental German Writer For Whom

The Experimental German Writer For Whom "Dumb" is A Badge of Honor

On Translating Rainald Goetz, A Non-Conformist Par Excellence

By Adrian Nathan West | July 3, 2018

Language as Homeland, Identity, and Normality

Language as Homeland, Identity, and Normality

On Translating Catalan

By Mara Faye Lethem | June 7, 2018

Every Day, Another Language Dies

Every Day, Another Language Dies

A Formal Farewell to Words We'll Never Hear Again

By Heather Altfeld | May 29, 2018

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

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

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

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In Praise of the Near Impossible-to-Translate Novel

By Veronica Esposito | April 16, 2018

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

By Mukoma Wa Ngugi | April 9, 2018

Why Are There Two Distinct Ways of Writing Norwegian?

By Jessica Furseth | March 19, 2018

The Tragedies of Aeschylus Are Truly Timeless

The Tragedies of Aeschylus Are Truly Timeless

Ismail Kadare on the Greatest of the Greeks

By Ismail Kadare | February 26, 2018

The Political Power of Translation

The Political Power of Translation

Chenxin Jiang on Bringing the Stories of Refugees into English

By Chenxin Jiang | January 8, 2018

Why I Gave Homer a Contemporary Voice in the <em>Odyssey</em>

Why I Gave Homer a Contemporary Voice in the Odyssey

Emily Wilson on the Virtues of Hospitality, Now and in the Ancient World

By Emily Wilson | December 19, 2017

Meeting the Perfect Translator for My Book

Meeting the Perfect Translator for My Book

Michael Frank Has Coffee with the Man "Living Inside" His Brain

By Michael Frank | November 27, 2017

How a German Writer Made Peace with the Imprecision of English

How a German Writer Made Peace with the Imprecision of English

Emanuel Bergman on Cheese, Val Kilmer, and Finding a Home in Two Languages

By Emanuel Bergmann | November 17, 2017

Languages Cannot Be Assimilated or Colonized, for They Contain Multitudes

Languages Cannot Be Assimilated or Colonized, for They Contain Multitudes

Lauren Elkin on Translation as Transhumance

By Lauren Elkin | November 17, 2017

What We Can Learn From Multiple Translations of the Same Poem

What We Can Learn From Multiple Translations of the Same Poem

And How It Brings Us Closer to the Experience of Reading the Original

By Martha Collins | November 13, 2017

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