Michelle Mirabella speaks with Emily Hunsberger about the stakes and strategies involved in translating «Wonderland: Crónicas of Belonging in América» by Melanie Márquez Adams.
Down the Rabbit Hole
What Brings Us to a Halt (Part 2)
John Taylor, in this second part of «What Brings Us to a Halt», responds to his friend and collaborator Franca Mancinelli with an essay about poetry, botany, and translation.
Saving Lost Sounds
Neil Alexander Walker tells Peter Constantine about his scholarship and his efforts to document, preserve, and translate the Indigenous Pomoan languages of Northern California.
On Translation, Codification, and Something in Between
Addison Bale takes an in-depth look at the work of Chinese-American painter Martin Wong and explores the degree to which his paintings can be considered “a site of translation.”
The Office, The Daily Show, and Waiting for Godot
Amanda Andrei attends Geffen Playhouse’s recent production of Samuel Beckett’s play «Waiting for Godot» and comes away with a few insights or “provocations” for translators.
Writer, Translator, Sorceress
Elena Schafer celebrates Jenny McPhee’s retranslation of Elsa Morante’s «Lies and Sorcery» long after a controversial first translation clouded the novel’s reception in English.
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