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

Why My Novel Uses Untranslated Chinese

Why My Novel Uses Untranslated Chinese

Esmé Weijun Wang on commiting to the possibility of being unintelligible

By Esmé Weijun Wang | April 12, 2016

Writing While Translating

Writing While Translating

Idra Novey on Being Suspended Between Languages

By Idra Novey | February 25, 2016

“Seriously Funny” German Literature. Seriously.

“Seriously Funny” German Literature. Seriously.

A Preview of The Festival Neue Literatur

By Charles Shafaieh | February 24, 2016

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Six Great Contemporary Writers Working in German

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The Vegetarian

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Translating the Secret Language of War

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Matthew J. Hefti: Toward an Understanding Between Civilians and Veterans

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Ostend: Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and the Summer Before the Dark

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Volker Weidermann, translated by Carol Janeway

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The Core of the Sun

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The Deep Sea Diver’s Syndrome

The Deep Sea Diver’s Syndrome

Serge Brussolo, translated by Edward Gauvin

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How a Mother-Daughter Translation Team Makes it Work

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Martha Tennent and Maruxa Relaño: Not All Happy Families Are Alike

By Martha Tennent and Maruxa Relano | January 13, 2016

Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

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A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

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Truth, Beauty, and the Poetry of Islam

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