New ANTIBOOKCLUB on Why They’re Publishing Translated Lit
To not consider translated literature for our catalog would be ignorant…and arrogant for that matter.
On Translation
Developing the Reader-as-Translator
In an essay this month on English PEN, “How International is Poetry,” editor and translator Michele Hutchison discusses what sort of poetry can cross linguistic and cultural boundaries.
Should Authors Pay for (and Market) Their Own Translations?
Over at Love German Books, blogger-translator Katy Derbyshire wrote recently about a foreward-hoping idea of Tom Hillenbrand’s, regarding translation and the future of publishing. She quotes Hillenbrand as saying: The […]
In Other Words: ‘Translating Egypt’s Revolution’
I’m a wee bit offended that Egypt Independent didn’t use any of my (terrible) photos, and instead went with the book’s eye-catching cover. You, I hope, are not above my photographic efforts. […]
Because the Arabs Are Too Damned Logical, That’s Why
This is now making the rounds, courtesy of a TEDX talk by Radius Foundation director and Arabic student Terry Moore. The lead quote is: “To write a word or a phrase […]
Arab Authors and ‘Writing for Translation’
ArabLit reader and scholar Nesrin Amin sent me the passage below yesterday, which she says is from Tim Parks’ Translating Style: Palestinian poet and memoirist Mourid Barghouti has written about […]
Be Afraid of Translation. Be Very Afraid.
Last night marked the enthusiastic launch of Translating Egypt’s Revolution: The Language of Tahrir, ed. Dr. Samia Mehrez. At the event, author Laura Gribbon — who co-wrote the chapter “Signs and […]
Mapping Translation: Into and Out of Arabic
The big study that resulted from a number of translation reports — into and out of Arabic, Turkish, and Hebrew — is now available on the Anna Lindh Foundation’s website: “A […]
New Releases: ‘Translating Egypt’s Revolution’ and ‘Now That We Have Tasted Hope’
Translating Egypt’s Revolution: The Language of Tahrir, ed. Samia Mehrez, is now available from AUC Press. Although it’s available for sale online and in AUCP bookstores, its official launch will come […]