In honour of Shakespeare’s and Cervantes’ 400th anniversaries, twelve authors have written a new story inspired by their work – six each in English and Spanish – with an introduction by Salman Rushdie. As Rushdie points out, since England was still…
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Lunatics, lovers and poets in translation
Tagged with: And Other Stories, Cervantes, Christina MacSweeney, Deborah Levy, English, Kamila Shamsie, Nell Leyshon, Rosalind Harvey, Shakespeare, Soledad Puértolas, Spanish, Valeria Luiselli
Posted in books, literature, short stories, translation
Posted in books, literature, short stories, translation
Best translation of 2014? Ten days left to vote
What was last year’s best translation? You have a few days left to cast your vote here. This poll is more democratic than most, as the short list is extended by other people’s suggestions. If you were choosing by the author name alone, the…
Tagged with: Best translation of 2014, Guadalupe Nettel, J. T. Lichtenstein, Mexican, Natural Histories, Rosalind Harvey, Spanish, Translation, Typographical Era, Words without Borders
Posted in literature, translation
Posted in literature, translation
