orvalrochefort, “lost in translation,” May 31, 2008Although the author still believes in translation as the most satisfying way “to inscribe himself on the indifferent surface of the earth,” the p…
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Abdilatif Abdallah (b. 1946, Mombasa) is a major Swahili poet who was, until recently, largely unknown…
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In Hon Lai Chu’s newly translated novel Mending Bodies (Two Lines, 2025), intimacy becomes a…
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If you have ever taken a writing class in Europe or…
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Roohi Choudhry’s debut novel, Outside Women, braids the stories of two women: Hajra, a…
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Here form is content, content is form.—Samuel Beckett on Finnegan’s WakeOn April 8, 2025,…
