Allison Markin Powell talks to Sevinç Türkkan about translating Japanese literature, and offers some practical tips to beginning translators about how to negotiate contracts.
Such a Close Form of Reading
Dreams, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
David Boyd discusses the many styles and voices contained in «Terminal Boredom», the first collection of Izumi Suzuki’s science fiction stories translated into English.
Zabor, or the Crisis of Language
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.
The Suffering Detective: Manchette’s «No Room at the Morgue»
Vancouver-based writer Don English shares his take on the most recent Jean-Patrick Manchette offering from NYRB Classics: «No Room at the Morgue», translated by Alyson Waters.
Crooked Symmetry: Cárdenas’s «Ornamental»
Sevinç Türkkan reviews her nomination for the 2021 PEN Translation Award: Colombian author Juan Cárdenas’s novel «Ornamental», translated into English by Lizzie Davis.
The Naming of Things
Lara Vergnaud discusses semantics, sonority, and “rightness” in the translation of proper names—with examples from her own work and from that of other translators.
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