Evariste Pimplis talks with Peter Constantine about self-translating his debut novel, set in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement, from the original French into modern Greek.
The Faithfulness of the Original
Rereading Klaus Merz
John Taylor offers a favorable appreciation of the recent retranslation, by Marc Vincenz, of Klaus Merz’s oneiric novella «Jakob schläft», previously translated by Tess Lewis.
Why I Am an Activist Translator
Teresa Villa-Ignacio lays out the grounds on which she aspires to be an activist translator, while elucidating the social and literary conditions that make that work possible.
MANIFESTO / O-SE*IN!M
Matt Reeck, in this passionate follow-up to his piece «Control Alt Delete», argues for more livable conditions and broader recognition for translators under late capitalism.
Strange Encounters and Needless Worries
Stine An and Yoo Heekyung indulge in a richly detailed conversation about An’s new translation of Heekyung’s poetry collection «Winter Night Rabbit Worries» for Ugly Duckling.
Wonders in Aliceland
Pierre Senges leaps down the rabbit-hole in this review of Philippe Jaworski’s new French translations of Lewis Carroll for Gallimard’s prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
