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
Like a Simile
Zeynep Özer excavates the linguistic and emotional intricacies of Alice Oswald’s long poem «Memorial», which she takes to be emblematic of the practice of creative translation.
The White Tower and the Black Box of AI
In pursuit of a new translation project, translator and professor of translation studies Peter Constantine interviews ChatGPT—and gets imaginative (or just imaginary) responses!
Navigating Liquid Geographies
Peter Constantine speaks with Greek Cypriot poet Eleni Kefala about «Time Stitches», an intricate mesh of linguistic and historical strands now published in Peter’s translation.
A Cow Ate Our Alphabet
Peter Constantine interviews Dimitri Hatzipemou, a fellow terminal speaker of Arvanitika, about his conservation efforts, which involve translating literature and religious texts into this endangered language of Greece.
Dirty Shirts & Bottle Tops
Samuel Martin examines Antonio Tabucchi’s French connections and savors two new books of dialogues between Tabucchi and his translators to mark the ten years since his death.
