Talking with Translators
Translators are possibly the most attentive, thoughtful and engaged of readers. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to read some of our favourite books. Their work is often unacknowledged, underpaid and taken for granted, and yet it’s their words that we read, after they’ve lovingly and laboriously carried them from one language to another.
In our series “Talking With Translators” we discuss the books we love with the people who, maybe second only to their author, know them the most, getting to know more the journey these books have made in order to get into our hands.
Talking with Robin Moger about ‘Traces of Enayat’
We talked to Robin Moger about translating Iman Mersal's Traces of Enayat, working with the author, archives and the power dynamics inherent in translation.
Talking with Natasha Lehrer & Lauren Elkin about ‘The Paris Trilogy’
We talked to Natasha Leher and Lauren Elkin about co-translating Colombe Schneck's The Paris Trilogy, working with autofiction in translation and their focus on women's experiences and women's bodies.
Talking with Saskia Vogel about ‘Caesaria’
We talked to Saskia Vogel about translating Hannah Nordenhök's Caesaria, the physical and emotional aspects of translation and her work as a writer.