On the ice, time and space are almost impossible to measure. Yes, there might be the sun, but in winter it might not rise for long, if at all, and in summer it might not set for long, if at…
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Brother in Ice
Tagged with: Alicia Kopf, And Other Stories, Arctic, books, Brother in Ice, Catalan, Mara Faye Lethem, Translation
Posted in books, translation
Posted in books, translation
Twelve Days: Six Catalan Poets
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…
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
Posted in books, Christmas, language, poetry, translation
Posted in books, Christmas, language, poetry, translation
The private lives of Barcelona
Barcelona is changing. The socialists are on the rise, the ruling class is in decline, and the Catholic Church with it. Modern women are doing things their mothers would never have dreamed of doing, let alone in public. More and…
Tagged with: Archipelago Books, Barcelona, books, Catalan, Josep Maria de Sagarra, La Central, Literature, Mary Ann Newman, Private Life, Spanish, Translation
Posted in books, literature, translation
Posted in books, literature, translation
Catalan Book Week: something new, something old
150 new books are being launched at over 200 events right now in Barcelona – it’s Catalan Book Week. There is much to celebrate, not least the 20th Trajectòria Award going to translator Anna Casassas. You don’t have to go to Barcelona…
Tagged with: Breviculum, Catalan, Catalan Book Week, Catalonia, Ramon Llull, Translation
Posted in books, Illustration, international, language, translation
Posted in books, Illustration, international, language, translation
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