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

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What We Can Learn From Multiple Translations of the Same Poem

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Haruki Murakami on His Favorite Young Novelist: Mieko Kawakami

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Why We Need to Translate More Women Writers

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In Conversation with David Brookshaw, Translator of Paulina Chiziane

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On Living, and Thinking, in Two Languages at Once

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Camille Bordas on Bouncing Between French and English

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The Trick to Translating Rhythm, Tone, and Slang

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Lisa Dillman's Tools of the Trade, Yuri Herrera Edition

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The Making of a Tireless Literary Translator

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Why Megan McDowell Never Stops Working

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Julio Cortázar Teaches a Class on His Own Short Story

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A Modern Master on Realism, Fantasy, and the Violence of Latin-American Politics

By Julio Cortazar | March 28, 2017

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Compulsion to Translate Domenico Starnone

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Another Great Neapolitan Novel Comes to America

By Jhumpa Lahiri | March 7, 2017

On <em>Dracula's</em> Lost Icelandic Sister Text

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How a Supposed Translation Proved to Be Much More

By Hans Corneel de Roos | February 6, 2017

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