Samuel Martin revisits T. E. Lawrence’s English version of a little-known French novel by Adrien Le Corbeau, «The Forest Giant», nearly 100 years after its initial publication.
T. E. Lawrence in the Forest of Translation
Translating Legend and Legacy
May Huang writes of how she overcame her initial hesitancy to translate a story from the Chinese wuxia tradition by Ma Xiaoquan, published this fall by Pathlight Magazine.
Voller Poesie und Gefühl
Ayça Türkoğlu reflects on the work and decisions that went into co-translating Selim Özdoğan’s novel «The Blacksmith’s Daughter» from German with Katy Derbyshire.
The Parasite of Translation
Translator, writer, and publisher Johannes Göransson draws on the writings of Michel Serres to explore the notion of the parasite and its possible place in conceptualizing translation.
“Occupation: Composer and Writer”: A Translator As Well
This introduction to the century-spanning career of composer and writer Ernst Krenek culminates in a discussion of his self-translation of «The Three Overcoats of Anton K.»
Remaking Ourselves in Translation
Trask Roberts explores the complex intersection of self-translation and autobiography, focusing in particular on what might be called the many lives of the writer Romain Gary.
