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
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.
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.
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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