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“If I am a writer, there are some books I can write, if I am a translator I can be 40, 60 completely different writers and write novels that I could never have imagined. “
Discover translator Frank Wynne’s thoughts in this interview with Marjorie Brennan:
irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/…
Translated World retweeted
We're so excited! This is going to be fantastic!
Italy is Guest of Honor at the upcoming Frankfurt book fair, and we literary translators are celebrating through Italian Lit Month, a daily blog with 50+ articles about great Italian books! Follow us! @GlobalLitinLibs on FB, @GlobalLitin on X, or glli-us.org/articles/
Translated World retweeted
Exciting news ✨ My book Narratives of Mistranslation is now available for pre-order in PAPERBACK!! It's currently on sale with 20% off via Routledge: tinyurl.com/42fuj74n
Translated World retweeted
My Brown lecture from February got posted, check it out. I talk about what translators should aim for in their careers instead of awards, sales, or entry into the establishment. youtu.be/CPBNqsOPMZs?si=8x66…
ALT Screenshot from lecture
Translated World retweeted
Michelle Steinbeck has been shortlisted for the Swiss Book Prize for her incredible hybrid novel Favorita! I’m currently translating it for @FaberBooks 🏆
ALT A pink book cover on a pale pink cushion.
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Tired of reemphasising points about "correctness" and "grammaticality" in language. So here are some fun linguistic facts:
1. Not all languages have tense
2. There are around 6000 languages in the world of which about 5% are sign languages
3. Most people are multilingual
Translated World retweeted
Guardian reveals wonderfully useful German word:
'Westminster is witnessing an outbreak of Torschlusspanik. The translation from German is “panic at the gate shutting”, commonly associated with age: the dread of missing opportunities that will never come again.'
Translated World retweeted
Check out this conversation youtu.be/zzVcs34zo5w about how creating an online dictionary for Balinese grew into a tool for social change. Please RT to anyone making minority-language dictionaries! and consider supporting their Kickstarter at kickstarter.com/projects/176…
Translated World retweeted
Book idea: the myriad dialects of Italian; a page on each of them describing the interesting features about how they have evolved from, or somehow preserved, their mother tongue Latin. If it exists, do tell!
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Translated World retweeted
Calling all literary translators with a sample to pitch - I'll provide a detailed line edit, suggestions for improving the pitch & for who to pitch to. $60, directly to Gaza.
Non-translators, check out the many other @Workshops4Gaza
Palestine zindabad!
workshops4gaza.com/calendar/…
Translated World retweeted
Announcement: @TranslationAtAU x @newindiafndtion
Bhashavaad: National Translation Conference
August 23rd-24th; IIC, New Delhi
Keynote Speaker: Sundar Sarukkai, philosopher & author
More details are forthcoming. RSVP at [email protected].
Translated World retweeted
I don't understand the the rules for the NYT 100 books of the century. Many of the translated titles were originally published in the last century, which leads me to the conclusion that whoever made the list does not think a book is published until it is published in English?
Translated World retweeted
Jonathan reviews Stefanie Vor Schulte's post-apocalyptic debut BOY WITH A BLACK ROOSTER, translated by Alexandra Roesch and published by @PressIndigoThe :
"Powerful and disconcerting"
Read more: tinyurl.com/3yyvav3u
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We are pleased to publish the list of submissions to the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024. We received 148 entries from 35 languages. The list includes titles from 63 publishers, with several names new to the list in 2024.
tinyurl.com/2h3s8hn3
ALT A bookshelf full of books. These books are the titles submitted to the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2024.
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Join us on 19 June at 10 am CEST for the launch of the Routledge Handbook of T&I and Crisis. I will be presenting my chapter on Hong Kong relief aid
You are kindly invited to the book launch of the Routledge Handbook of Translation, Interpreting and Crisis on Wednesday 19.6, 10-10.45am CEST. You can register for free @ lnkd.in/eMzgDPf7, after which you will receive an automated confirmation, including the link.