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Celebrating Translation Month

Celebrating Translation Month

Six New Pieces on Translation From Russia, China, Greece, and More

By Literary Hub | May 25, 2016

Do Americans Hate Foreign Fiction?

Do Americans Hate Foreign Fiction?

Anjali Enjeti on the Serious Lack of Translated Literature in America

By Anjali Enjeti | May 25, 2016

10 Chinese Women Whose Writing Should Be Translated

10 Chinese Women Whose Writing Should Be Translated

Writing from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

By Nicky Harman | May 25, 2016

On the Joyful Tears of a Translator

On the Joyful Tears of a Translator

When Deborah Smith, Translator of Han Kang's The Vegetarian, Won the Man Booker International Prize

By Sophie Hughes | May 20, 2016

10 Books by Women We'd Like to See Translated: Balkan Edition

10 Books by Women We'd Like to See Translated: Balkan Edition

A World of Literature from Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia,
Macedonia, and Montenegro

By Will Firth | May 19, 2016

10 Works of Fiction to Better Understand Brazil

10 Works of Fiction to Better Understand Brazil

A Country in Crisis, and Its Vital Literature

By Francesca Angiolillo | May 18, 2016

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"The Abandoned Village"

By Hassan Blasim | May 12, 2016

"A Few Moments After Midnight"

By Hisham Bustani | May 12, 2016

New Arabic Fiction: 5 Contemporary Short Stories

By Literary Hub | May 12, 2016

Beyond The Thousand and One Nights: Contemporary Arabic Literature

Beyond The Thousand and One Nights: Contemporary Arabic Literature

Breaking Down Common Western Perceptions of Middle Eastern Writing

By Youssef Rakha | May 12, 2016

10 German Books by Women We'd Love to See in English

10 German Books by Women We'd Love to See in English

What's a Quarter of Three Percent? The First in a Series on Untranslated Writing By Women

By Katy Derbyshire | May 12, 2016

Anton Chekhov: A Post-Post-Modernist Way Ahead of His Time

Anton Chekhov: A Post-Post-Modernist Way Ahead of His Time

What it Means To Be Chekhovian: Lively, Innovative, Experimental

By Peter Constantine | May 9, 2016

The 10 Russian Literary Heroines You Should Know

The 10 Russian Literary Heroines You Should Know

And Why Russian Women Know Better Than to Expect a Happily-Ever-After

By Guillermo Erades | May 5, 2016

On the Quest to Write in a Third Language

On the Quest to Write in a Third Language

Amara Lakhous Dreams of Green Cheese and Being Reborn into New York City

By Amara Lakhous | May 4, 2016

The Dove's Necklace

The Dove's Necklace

Raja Alem, trans. by Katharine Halls and Adam Talib

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 2, 2016

<em>Hamlet</em>, Translated into Spanglish

Hamlet, Translated into Spanglish

Ilan Stavans Offers a New Version of English Literature's Most Famous Scene

By Ilan Stavans | April 25, 2016

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