Samuel Martin pays tribute to the writer and translator Paul Auster (1947-2024), recalling how their two paths crossed and revisiting Austerโs translations of Joseph Joubert.
Unlocked Doors & Inner Rewards
Writer, Translator, Sorceress
Elena Schafer celebrates Jenny McPheeโs retranslation of Elsa Moranteโs ยซLies and Sorceryยป long after a controversial first translation clouded the novelโs reception in English.
Unreading Dylan
Samuel Martin revisits Francis Cabrelโs 2012 album of Bob Dylan covers, ยซVise le cielยป, and asks how the translations and performances in French give new meaning to the songs.
Believing in Lines of Verse
Alina Bessenyey Williams delves into Szilรกrd Borbรฉlyโs collection of poems ยซ In a Bucolic Land ยป, compiled posthumously and translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet.
And Not Towards Peace
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.
Hopscotch Editors’ 2021 Roundup
For our end of the year edition, all four Hopscotch editors weigh in on their favorites of 2021!
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