In the middle of the twelve days of Christmas, the year is turning. It’s a time to remember the good and bad in the year that’s fading, and perhaps to hope for something better in the year to come. One…
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Twelve Days: Six Catalan Poets
Tagged with: Anna Crowe, Carles Torner, Catalan, Catalonia, Elies Barberà, Gemma Gorga, Jordi Julià, Josep Lluís Aguiló, Manuel Forcano, New Year, Pere Ballart, Poetry, Six Catalan Poets, Translation
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Posted in books, Christmas, language, poetry, translation
The Fox’s Carol
The year is about to turn – it is the shortest day. From here on in, the light returns, the days get longer. But when it’s this dark (for 19 hours a day, where I live), you have a better…
Tagged with: Christmas Carols, Finland 100, Finnish, folklore, Fox, Kanteletar, Ketun joululaulu, Mia Makaroff, Rajaton, Suomi100, Translation
Posted in Christmas, Folklore, music, translation
Posted in Christmas, Folklore, music, translation
Euridice Gusmao
Euridice Gusmao can turn her hand to absolutely anything, and very quickly become quite brilliant at it. But because she’s a woman in 1940s Rio, very few people see it that way. So things don’t turn out quite as they…
Tagged with: books, Brazil, Brazilian Portuguese, Eric Becker, Martha Batalha, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, Translation
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Posted in books, translation
Finland 100: The Core of the Sun
Finland turns 100 today. Although it’s the darkest and coldest time of the year, consuming the hottest chilli you can get your hands on might not be the obvious way to celebrate. Until you read this book and understand how horribly…
Tagged with: books, Dublin Literary Award, Finland 100, Finnish, Finnish Weird, Johanna Sinisalo, Lola Rogers, Suomi100, The Core of the Sun, Translation
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Posted in books, Finland 100, gender, translation
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