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Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

(Who Are Even Weirder Than Regular Finns)

By Johanna Sinisalo | January 8, 2016

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

Truth, Beauty, and the Poetry of Islam

By Suheil Bushrui and James M. Malarkey | December 11, 2015

Are We Different People in Different Languages?

Are We Different People in Different Languages?

On Being a Multilingual Writer in the 21st Century

By Ana Menéndez | November 19, 2015

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

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On Her Newly Translated Classic, 'Therese and Isabelle'

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