John Taylor muses on what links the portraitist to the translator and offers a glimpse of ยซPortrait Talesยป, translated from the French of the writer and gallerist Jean Frรฉmon.
Translating Jean Frรฉmonโs ยซLe miroir magiqueยป
Of Legacies, Larcenies, and Litigants (II)
In this second part of his essay on the โcultural frontโ of the war in Ukraine, John Rodden examines Nabokovโs Gogol, as well as the rival claims made on other major writers.
Of Legacies, Larcenies, and Litigants (I)
The first of a two-part essay, in which John Rodden explores the โcultural frontโ of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, focusing on the rival claims over Nikolai Gogol.
Translating ยซThe Plagueยป and the Sky
Heather Green and Laura Marris discuss Marrisโ retranslation of Albert Camusโ ยซThe Plagueยป, as well as ยซStates of Plagueยป , a new volume of essays, co-authored with Alice Kaplan.
Javier Marรญasโs Legacy
Katie King pays warm homage to the Spanish writer and translator Javier Marรญas (1951-2022), highlighting the immense importance of his translation practice on his own writing.
Ethical Material: Rosmarie Waldrop Translates Edmond Jabรจs
Janani Ambikapathy looks to Rosmarie Waldropโs English renderings of the Egyptian poet Edmond Jabรจs for insight into a scrupulously ethical approach to literary translation.
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