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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

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

“I didn’t take a position until I took a position” and other gems

By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf | October 15, 2015

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On Her Newly Translated Classic, 'Therese and Isabelle'

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By Lit Hub Excerpts | July 15, 2015

The Top-Secret Cinema of Manuel Puig

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Watching Living-Room Movies in Rio de Janeiro

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The Ballad of Steinbjørn Jacobsen

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On Escorting a Faeroese Poet-Hero Around the USA

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