Sarah Booker and Olivia Lott discuss Olivia’s translation from the Spanish of Colombian poet Lucía Estrada’s collection «Katabasis», shortlisted for a PEN translation award.
Katabatic Unearthings
Commerce, Craft, and Culture
Vincent Kling reflects on the practical and commercial considerations that go into the translation of titles—with a wealth of examples from literature, film, and theater.
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.
