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Reveling in the Untranslatable: On the Beauty and Complexity of the German Language

Reveling in the Untranslatable: On the Beauty and Complexity of the German Language

“German is the mirror that I managed to polish to an unusually high shine.”

By Jude Stewart | February 9, 2023

Two of the Best Translators in the Business Are Married (to Each Other) and Up For the Same Literary Award

Two of the Best Translators in the Business Are Married (to Each Other) and Up For the Same Literary Award

A Conversation with Jennifer Croft and Boris Dralyuk About Raising Twins and Winning Awards

By Jonny Diamond | February 8, 2023

“What Excuse Do I Have for Having Written Nothing Yet Today? None.” Glimpses Into Kafka’s Workshop

“What Excuse Do I Have for Having Written Nothing Yet Today? None.” Glimpses Into Kafka’s Workshop

Ross Benjamin on Translating Franz Kafka’s Diaries

By Ross Benjamin | January 10, 2023

On Translation and the (Temporary) Inheritance of Trauma

On Translation and the (Temporary) Inheritance of Trauma

Yardenne Greenspan Considers What It Means to Truly Inhabit an Author’s Work

By Yardenne Greenspan | January 4, 2023

Why Turgenev Remains One of the Most Important Russian Writers (And Why You Should Read the Constance Garnett Translation)

Why Turgenev Remains One of the Most Important Russian Writers (And Why You Should Read the Constance Garnett Translation)

Josh Billings on the Pocket Universes of a True Literary Master

By Josh Billings | December 19, 2022

Dora Diamant, the Amazing Woman Who Captured Kafka’s Heart

Dora Diamant, the Amazing Woman Who Captured Kafka’s Heart

Kathi Diamant on the New Season of Authors in the Tent

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 15, 2022

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Alison Watts: The Life of a Translator and Reading for Fun When Your Job is in the Literary World

By So Many Damn Books | December 13, 2022

The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2022

By Book Marks | December 9, 2022

#ReadingAfrica: Five Writers and Publishers Discuss the Continent’s Boundless Literary Landscape

By Literary Hub | December 8, 2022

“The Cat Thief” by Son Bo-mi, Translated by Janet Hong

“The Cat Thief” by Son Bo-mi, Translated by Janet Hong

From the Latest Issue of Freeman's

By Son Bo-mi and Janet Hong | November 8, 2022

On the Interpreters Whose Words Directed Chinese and British History

On the Interpreters Whose Words Directed Chinese and British History

Henrietta Harrison on a Key Episode in Diplomatic History

By Henrietta Harrison | October 12, 2022

WATCH: Polina Barskova on How We Cope with Experiences That Defy Comprehension

WATCH: Polina Barskova on How We Cope with Experiences That Defy Comprehension

In Conversation with Catherine Ciepiela and Masha Gessen at Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | October 6, 2022

Some Predictions For Who (Should) Win the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature

Some Predictions For Who (Should) Win the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature

Twelve Writers Who Have a Shot

By Lavanya Krishnan and Sandeep Bethanabhotla | September 30, 2022

The Found Poems of Goliarda Sapienza

The Found Poems of Goliarda Sapienza

Chiara Barzini on the Vibrant Poems of the Late Italian Poet

By Chiara Barzini | September 28, 2022

WATCH: Emma Ramadan on Translating Marguerite Duras’s <em>Panics</em>

WATCH: Emma Ramadan on Translating Marguerite Duras’s Panics

In Conversation with Kate Zambreno at Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | September 28, 2022

On the Richness of Isaac Babel’s Odessa

On the Richness of Isaac Babel’s Odessa

Read Boris Dralyuk’s New Translation of “Lyubka the Cossack”

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