Samuel Martin pays tribute to the writer and translator Paul Auster (1947-2024), recalling how their two paths crossed and revisiting Auster’s translations of Joseph Joubert.
Unlocked Doors & Inner Rewards
Translation as Invitation
Teresa Villa-Ignacio takes the reader through the intimate process of researching and translating Tahar Ben Jelloun’s iconic 1968 poem ‘L’Aube des dalles’ for a recent anthology.
Control Alt Delete
Matt Reeck, in this probing piece, suggests that the translator’s famed invisibility may be down to their not having what Michel Foucault calls a “unique discursive physiognomy.”
Forging a Path as a Literary Translator
Suzana Vuljevic interviews Will Firth to discuss his experience as a translator of post-Yugoslav languages and literatures, with a particular focus on Montenegrin literature.
A Wordless Coma
Brice Matthieussent takes a witty, provocative look at the figure of the translator, questioning the aptness of the French term “le passeur” to describe the translator’s role.
The European Professional Translator
Matt Reeck provides a biting free-form critique of the wholly inadequate conditions in which literary translators are too often expected to labor in Western capitalist society.
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