Germany

Arabic literature in German, On Translation Berlin, Edition Orient, Germany, publishing, Stephan Trudewind

Publisher Stephan Trudewind of Edition Orient on How the Translation-support System Should Be Restructured

July 26, 2021

I would wish for a restructuring of the translation grants system, a move away from supporting translations and more towards translation samples to help interested publishers make decisions. Also a move towards support for projects, not just translations, so children’s books and other genres become eligible for support, too.

Arabic literature in German, On Translation Berlin, German, Germany, Sandra Hetzl

Translator Sandra Hetzl: On the Difficult Balance of Making a Living and Translating What One Loves

July 26, 2021

“In Germany, the percentage of translated literature in the last 10 years was on average 25%, with 70%, however, being translations from the English. During these 10 years, Arabic was in the top 20 most translated languages only four times, and every time behind Latin and Ancient Greek.”