Why We Need to Translate More Women Writers

Why We Need to Translate More Women Writers

In Conversation with David Brookshaw, Translator of Paulina Chiziane

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On Living, and Thinking, in Two Languages at Once

On Living, and Thinking, in Two Languages at Once

Camille Bordas on Bouncing Between French and English

By Camille Bordas | August 11, 2017

The Trick to Translating Rhythm, Tone, and Slang

The Trick to Translating Rhythm, Tone, and Slang

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

By Lisa Dillman | June 9, 2017

The Making of a Tireless Literary Translator

The Making of a Tireless Literary Translator

Why Megan McDowell Never Stops Working

By Nathan Scott McNamara | March 29, 2017

Julio Cortázar Teaches a Class on His Own Short Story

Julio Cortázar Teaches a Class on His Own Short Story

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

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Compulsion to Translate Domenico Starnone

Another Great Neapolitan Novel Comes to America

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