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Prostitutes, Pimps, Pushers: How to Translate a 'Jazz' Novel

Prostitutes, Pimps, Pushers: How to Translate a 'Jazz' Novel

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By Roland Glasser | October 15, 2015

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

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Ruminations On America, Harvard Square, 1965

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Ten Great Books With Their Own Languages

Ten Great Books With Their Own Languages

A Brief Survey of Memorable Made-Up Dialect

By Stephen Sparks | September 1, 2015

A History of Encounters with <em>The Lover</em>

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Sex, Feminism, and the Lost Genius of Violette Leduc

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