Emma Ramadan takes her recent translation of Kamel Daoud’s novel «Zabor, or the Psalms» as a starting point to reflect on her own identity and “in-betweenness” as a translator.
Zabor, or the Crisis of Language
It Must Be a Form of Happiness
Patrícia Lino chats with Elisa Wouk Almino and Flora Thomson-DeVeaux about translating Brazilian literature and how their practice has helped them cope with lockdown life.
Unknowing Translation
Alexander Dickow reflects on the disconnects between translation theory and practice, exploring certain unexpected and unpredictable coincidences that tend to crop up when one translates rhyming verse.
Let’s Start with the Trees
Timea Sipos talks about finding her feet as a translator of Hungarian poetry, chronicling her close working relationship with the writer Márton Simon over the past four years.
Katabatic Unearthings
Sarah Booker and Olivia Lott discuss Olivia’s translation from the Spanish of Colombian poet Lucía Estrada’s collection «Katabasis», shortlisted for a PEN translation award.
Funny Material
Matt Reeck reflects on the sonic, grammatical, and cultural aspects of humor he encountered while translating a selection of Shrilal Shukla’s satire pieces from the Hindi.
