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To Think the Unthinkable: On the Work of Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska

To Think the Unthinkable: On the Work of Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska

Clare Cavanagh: “The bits and pieces matter; they are the stuff that make up our lives, that make up life as such.”

By Clare Cavanagh | July 16, 2026

Can ChatGPT Produce a Version of Proust Worth Reading?

Can ChatGPT Produce a Version of Proust Worth Reading?

Bryan Charles on the Slow But Steady Encroachment of Artificial Intelligence Into Literary Translation

By Bryan Alistair Charles | July 7, 2026

Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s <em>Dolores</em> is a Unicorn in the Practice of Translation

Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s Dolores is a Unicorn in the Practice of Translation

Sara Abadía Alvarado on Preserving and Protecting the Original Translation of the Novel

By Sara Abadía Alvarado | July 1, 2026

On the Literary Afterlife of Japan’s First Working Woman Writer

On the Literary Afterlife of Japan’s First Working Woman Writer

Translator Bryan Karetnyk Considers the Work of Higuchi Ichiyō

By Bryan Karetnyk | May 28, 2026

Translator Beware: On the Myth of the Finicky English Reader

Translator Beware: On the Myth of the Finicky English Reader

Anton Hur Discusses the Future of Literary Translation

By Anton Hur | May 18, 2026

A New Language: On Primo Levi’s Translation of Kafka

A New Language: On Primo Levi’s Translation of Kafka

Maïa Hruska Considers the Act of Writing and Translating After Auschwitz

By Maïa Hruska | May 13, 2026

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Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

By Chenxin Jiang | April 29, 2026

A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s The Abyss

By Suchitra Ramachandran | April 16, 2026

Writing in the Interim Language: Jhumpa Lahiri and Chiara Barzini in Conversation

By Chiara Barzini | April 14, 2026

Lisa Lee on Translating an Emotion

Lisa Lee on Translating an Emotion

“In writing toward what I didn’t know, I rediscovered something I had largely forgotten.”

By Lisa Lee | April 3, 2026

A Resonant Silence: Heather Cleary on Translating María Ospina’s <em>Only a Little While Here</em>

A Resonant Silence: Heather Cleary on Translating María Ospina’s Only a Little While Here

"There is a powerful form of resistance to be found in lingering with the unfamiliar..."

By Heather Cleary | March 31, 2026

Langston Hughes: Novelist, Poet, Activist and... Translator

Langston Hughes: Novelist, Poet, Activist and... Translator

Ricardo Wilson II on the Writer’s Experience in Mexico and His Struggle to Bring Mexican and Cuban Writers to American Audiences

By Ricardo Wilson II | March 27, 2026

On the Complexities of Navigating Indigenous Life in a Relentlessly Modern World

On the Complexities of Navigating Indigenous Life in a Relentlessly Modern World

Irina Sadovina on the Important Lessons in Anna Nerkagi’s White Moss

By Irina Sadovina | March 25, 2026

Mieko Kawakami on Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Hope in the Darkness

Mieko Kawakami on Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Hope in the Darkness

In Conversation With Her Translators, Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio

By Leanne Ogasawara | March 23, 2026

Freedom Through Structure: On Translating Vicente Luis Mora’s <em>Centroeuropa</em>

Freedom Through Structure: On Translating Vicente Luis Mora’s Centroeuropa

Rahul Bery: “By adding an extra layer of restrictions... I think I found some kind of liberation.”

By Rahul Bery | March 11, 2026

When Persistence Pays Off: On Translating and Publishing the Work of Kanako Nishi

When Persistence Pays Off: On Translating and Publishing the Work of Kanako Nishi

Allison Markin Powell Recounts Her Experience Introducing a New Japanese Voice to Anglophone Readers

By Allison Markin Powell | March 4, 2026

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