Hopscotch is thrilled to share Esther Allenโs afterword for her long-awaited translation of Antonio Di Benedettoโs The Silentiary, coming from NYRB Classics on February 1st, 2022.
Translationships (VI)
In Translationships VI, Magdalena Edwards turns to an unlikely source for a new look at translation: Denis Villeneuveโs film DUNE (2021), as exemplified by its protagonist Paul.
Translating in Sympathetic Ink
Amรฉlie Derome sheds light on Marie Canavaggia, whose role as Cรฉlineโs secretary has overshadowed her work as a translator, namely of John Cowper Powysโs autobiography.
Reading and Translating Theatre
Kotryna Garanasvili takes her English-language adaptation of Lithuanian playwright Marius Ivaลกkeviฤius as a starting point for reflecting on how we read and translate theater.
T. E. Lawrence in the Forest of Translation
Samuel Martin revisits T. E. Lawrenceโs English version of a little-known French novel by Adrien Le Corbeau, ยซThe Forest Giantยป, nearly 100 years after its initial publication.
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.

