• On Translation

    Russia

    Invasions, Empires, Political Bromances: Five Nonfiction Books That Explain Modern Russia

    Charles Hecker Recommends Joshua Yaffa, Svetlana Alexievich, David Remnick, and More

     
    By Charles Hecker  March 4, 2025
    Italian Literature

    Antifascist, Feminist, Timeless: On Alba de Céspedes’s There’s No Turning Back

    By Ann Goldstein  February 13, 2025
    Speculative fiction

    Inside the Climate Techno-Dystopia of Michel Nieva’s Dengue Boy

    By Rahul Bery  February 5, 2025
    Indian Literature

    What South Asia’s Literary Classics Reveal About Its Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

    By Ranjit Hoskote  January 31, 2025
    On Translation

    Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English:
    On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another

    By Sahar Delijani  January 14, 2025
    Poetry

    Snapshots in Verse: On Hannah Arendt’s Long-Lost Poems

    By Literary Hub  December 9, 2024
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Paperbacks

    Kaveh Akbar! Anthony Veasna So! Irreverent travel! 24 books out in paperback this December.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 2, 2024
    Poetry

    The Poet of the Revolution: Read Newly Translated Work by One of Egypt’s Most Prominent Poets, Mostafa Ibrahim

    By Literary Hub  November 12, 2024
    Letters

    In Search of a Time Lost: A Selection of Proust’s Letters Translated by Lydia Davis

    By Literary Hub  November 6, 2024
    Chinese Literature

    On Being Mentored by a Chinese Woman Writer Who Lived a Thousand Years Ago

    Wendy Chen Considers What Translating Li Qingzhao Taught Her About Her Own Work

    By Wendy Chen  February 25, 2025
    Profanity

    A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

    By Jesse Sheidlower  November 5, 2024
    On Translation

    Why Close Reading is An Essential Part of Literary Translation

    By Damion Searls  October 29, 2024
    Language

    How New York City Became a Haven For Endangered Languages

    By Ross Perlin  October 28, 2024
    Food Writing

    The Poetry of the World’s First Cookbook: What Cooking Can Teach Writers and Translators

    Aditi Machado on the Literary Power of Food Descriptions

    By Aditi Machado  October 21, 2024
    Mythology

    Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

    By Douglas J. Penick  October 7, 2024
    In Memoriam

    Remembering the Life and Work of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Translator and Activist

    By Literary Hub  September 30, 2024
    In Conversation

    On Returning to and Reinterpreting the Classics: Olga Tokarczuk in Conversation with Translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones

    By Literary Hub  September 24, 2024
    Ballet

    Page Turns: On Literary Translations on the American Ballet Theater’s Summer Stage

    Emma Golden Considers Balletic Language

    By Emma Golden  August 16, 2024
    On Translation

    Bringing Felice Bauer to Life in Magdaléna Platzová’s Life After Kafka

    By Alex Zucker  August 9, 2024
    Queer History

    The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

    By Daisy Dunn  July 30, 2024
    Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry

    From the Trenches: New Work by Ukrainian Poet and Soldier Artur Dron 

    By Literary Hub  July 29, 2024
    On Translation

    Bridging the Gaps: On Writing and Revising a Novel in Two Languages

    Julia Malye Explores Her Personal and Literary Relationship with French and English

    By Julia Malye  June 21, 2024
    Languages

    Dreaming in English of Dreaming in Kashmiri: What You Can Only Express in One Language

    By Priyanka Mattoo  June 18, 2024
    In Conversation

    Camille Bordas on What Stand-Up Comedy Can Teach Writing Workshops About Growing Thicker Skin

    By Adam Ehrlich Sachs  June 13, 2024
    Writing Process

    A Room of One’s Own: On Finding Beauty and Inspiration in Meditation

    By Leanne Ogasawara  November 6, 2024
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