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First translations of the work of Mexican poet Max Rojas (1940-1974), in Asymptote 

Zane Koss and Gerónimo Sarmiento Cruz collaborate on the first published translation of the work of Mexican poet Max Rojas, a "cult poet" for Roberto Bolaño and the Infrarrealista group in CDMX.

from Bodies One - Asymptote

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“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” — Ursula K. Le Guin

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15 Books Originally Published In Spanish, Written By Women

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: There aren't enough people reading books in translation. If you'd like to diversify your TBR, yo

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Gulf Coast Prize in Translation Submissions Open!

The 2019 Gulf Coast Prize in Translation is now open to short prose, fiction and nonfiction, in translation! The winner receives $1,000 and

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11 Amazing Books by Women in Translation, 2019 | Books and Bao

If you want to enjoy Women in Translation Month but still stay up-to-date with the best of women in translation, enjoy this list of incredib

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WordsWithoutBorders on Twitter

“"You could insert a ton of small or translation press books into any bookstore and people would find them and love them.” @EmKateRam and T

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Trash Talk: On Translating Garbage

Every translator of garbage ends up with their particular niche, and mine is the art text. Literature-adjacent, one might say, but only in t

Translator Lina Mounzer nails it in this piece about her relationship with the writing ‘side gigs’ that many writers and literary translators depend on to fund their need to eat food, access running water, and sleep in a bed.

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Deep Vellum Acquires Two Publishers, Adds Imprints

Dallas-based translation publisher Deep Vellum has acquired the backlists of Phoneme Media of Los Angeles and A Strange Object of Austin, Tex., and is expanding into publishing works originally written in English.

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The act of translating is one of the deepest intellectual pleasures I have experienced. . . .  There's a real sense of proximity to the text as well, because as a translator you give undivided attention to every single word in a manuscript, it's just not possible to skim through or sketch in the gist of a passage.

https://scribepublications.com.au/explore/insights/translator-qa-samuel-rutter

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Translator Q&A: Samuel Rutter | Insight | Scribe Publications

Samuel Rutter is a writer and translator from Melbourne, Australia. He has translated contemporary authors including Daniel Sada, Hernán Ronsino and Matías…

An interview with writer and translator Samuel Rutter.

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Guadalupe Nettel and the Extraterritoriality of Latin America

In “After the Winter,” the novelist imagines a new relationship with ghosts, literary and otherwise.

Valeria Luiselli on Guadalupe Nettel’s latest novel, “After the Winter”

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The Catalan Paradox, Part IV: A Conversation with Chad Post - Los Angeles Review of Books

A series of conversations on the state of Catalan literature. For this installment, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to Chad Post.

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Coffee House Press on Twitter

“.@annielmcd on translating Mario Levrero, one of "los raros" of Uruguayan literature, and why EMPTY WORDS is the perfect introduction to hi

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Best Translated Book Awards Names 2019 Finalists - The Millions

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Nat'l Endow f/t Arts on Twitter

“NEW PODCAST EPISODE! "I always think of [literary translation] as a combination between the most intimate kind of reading + creative writ