Jean-Yves Masson reveals what it can mean for a translator to be haunted by an author, in this intimate account of his affinity with the Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
The Visitor Peering over My Shoulder
The Winding, Glorious Road to Publication
Yana Ellis tells Suzana Vuljevic about her experience seeing Zdravka Evtimova’s Bulgarian novel «The Wolves of Staro Selo» through the process of translation and publication.
Unlocked Doors & Inner Rewards
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.
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.
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