• On Translation

    Language

    Yoko Tawada Captures the Unique Joys of Having an Uncategorizable Identity

    By Yurina Yoshikawa  April 25, 2022
    On Translation

    Asadollah Amraee and Arezoo Salari on the Process of Translating The Elephant of Belfast and Its Resonance in Iran

    By S. Kirk Walsh  April 21, 2022
    Sex

    How Does Language During Sex Translate Across Cultures?

    By Polly Barton  March 22, 2022
    Ukraine

    “Every hut in our beloved country is on the edge.” Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry by Boris Khersonsky

    By Literary Hub  March 11, 2022
    Migration

    On Surviving a Journey Across the Sahara (and Other Impossibilities)

    By Ousman Umar  March 10, 2022
    On Translation

    How Rumi Became a Poet

    By Haleh Liza Gafori  March 9, 2022
    Ukraine

    How Ukrainian Writers Are Contributing to the War Effort

    By Kate Tsurkan  March 8, 2022
    The Hub

    TAULT, an agency for Ukrainian writing, is calling on translators to help them.

    By Corinne Segal  February 25, 2022
    Underreported

    Megan Walsh on Yan Lianke and Fiction Writing in China

    By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann  February 11, 2022
    Poetry

    Three Poems by Rebin Kheder

    By Rebin Kheder  February 11, 2022
    5 Books You May Have Missed

    5 Books You May Have Missed in January

    By Bethanne Patrick  February 11, 2022
    The Common

    Mona Kareem on Writing a Multigenerational Story of Statelessness

    By The Common  February 11, 2022
    Underreported

    Megan Walsh and Rosie Blau on the Nuanced Literary Voices in China

    By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann  February 9, 2022
    The History of Literature

    Liu Xinwu and the “Scar Literature” of China

    By History of Literature  February 7, 2022
    Underreported

    Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Censorship and Translated Literature in China

    By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann  February 7, 2022
    On Translation

    The Order of Things: Jennifer Croft on Translating Olga Tokarczuk

    By Jennifer Croft  February 1, 2022
    Translation

    Why You Should Be Reading More Catalan Literature in Translation

    By Laura McGloughlin  January 27, 2022
    5 Books You May Have Missed

    5 Books You May Have Missed in December

    By Bethanne Patrick  January 21, 2022
    The Common

    Noor Naga on Exploring Alienation and Claustrophobia in Writing from the Arabian Gulf

    By The Common  January 14, 2022
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press: Europa Editions

    By Corinne Segal  January 7, 2022
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 17, 2021
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press: Transit Books

    By Corinne Segal  December 17, 2021
    The Literary Life

    Valerie Miles on the Craft of Curating Translators

    By The Literary Life  December 10, 2021
    The Cosmic Library

    How Stories Can Transcend Author, Culture, and History

    By The Cosmic Library   December 7, 2021
    The Craft of Writing

    Lydia Davis on How Translation Opens a Writer’s Mind

    By Lydia Davis  December 3, 2021
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