Writing it Twice Is the New Original
This is part of a special section on self-translation. By Dunya Mikhail Writing a poem is exploring a new world, and the first feeling that usually accompanies it is doubt. […]
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What Is the Self in Self-Translation?
This is part of a special section on self-translation. By Ali Shakir Trivia What does the “self” in “self-translator” stand for? A hand that slices a bilingual author’s entity in […]
On Drawing Self-Translation
This is part of a special section on self-translation. By Deena Mohamed * Deena Mohamed is an Egyptian illustrator and designer. Her graphic novel trilogy Shubeik Lubeik was awarded Best […]
On Self-Translating ‘A Foreign Novel’
“Self-translation is no easy work. For me, it was an arduous confrontation not only with the act of re-writing but also with my language practices and preferences.”