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The Bane of My Existence

Celebrated Chinese writer Can Xue depicts a loner who takes in a decidedly ungrateful stray cat in this short story.
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[The sea swarms. Your shout extends]
By Claudia Becerra
The subjects of Claudia Becerra’s three poems, translated here by Jacqui Cornetta, are bounded by the shores of real and imaginary islands as they observe the arrivals and departures of others.
Translated from Spanish by Jacqui Cornetta
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Snail Diaries
By Soňa Uriková
An exasperated mother takes a dim view of homework and snails in this short story by Slovak writer Soňa Uriková.
Translated from Slovak by Magdalena Mullek
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Where Freedom Lies: Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s Samahani
By Alex Tan
Born in Kassala in eastern Sudan with roots in Darfur, the novelist Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin now lives in exile in Austria. His works are banned in Oman, Kuwait, and his home country, a fact that has heightened…
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"Carrière aux Sables de Macherin," Eugène Cuvelier, 1863. Purchase, Harriette and Noel Levine Gift and Rogers Fund, 1996. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
The Emerging Literary Translator Valley of Death
By Anton Hur
Renowned translator Anton Hur offers insights into the challenges facing literary translators and tips for navigating “the Valley.”

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Purépecha Mother
By Gilberto Jerónimo Mateo
This poem from an indigenous Purépecha author celebrates the heroism of a seemingly ordinary woman.
Translated from Purépecha by Earl Shorris & Sylvia Sasson Shorris
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It’s a Chick, Not a Dog
By Jar al-Nabi al-Hilw
My mother knew he was walking after her. Almost certainly she knew. Do you want me to tell you why?
Translated from Arabic by Marilyn Booth
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A Dominican “Self-Portrait” to Inspire Students’ Self-Reflections
By Nadia Kalman
Which experiences have a greater influence on us—our successes, or the times when we've been hurt?
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By Anna Badkhen
The news of her arrest changed the metaphysical condition of my geography: I found myself, suddenly, in exile.
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The National Book Award Interviews: Fernanda Trías and Heather Cleary
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Novelist Fernanda Trías and translator Heather Cleary discuss Pink Slime, longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature.
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Against Silence: A Palestinian Writing Series
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Against Silence: Palestinian Writing in English
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For as long as Palestinians have resisted their occupiers, a companion narrative questioning our very existence, a profoundly dehumanizing narrative rooted in the West’s still unexamined anti-Arab racism, has also thrived, writes Lena Khalaf Tuffaha.
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By Olivia Elias
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Judith Kiros debuted in 2019 with the acclaimed poetry book O.

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Damion Searls is an award-winning translator.

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Emna Zghal is a visual artist with a strong interest in poetry.

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Innu author J. D. Kurtness has published three novels.

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Judith Kiros debuted in 2019 with the acclaimed poetry book O.

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Emna Zghal

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Sawako Nakayasu

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The cover of Samahani by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakir, tr. Mayada Ibrahim and Adil Babikir
Where Freedom Lies: Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s Samahani
By Alex Tan
The cover of Liliana Corobca's Too Great a Sky
“The Burden of Knowing”: Exile and Survival in Liliana Corobca’s Too Great a Sky
By Cory Oldweiler
The cover of Vigdis Hjorth's If Only
“One Plus One Doesn’t Make Two”: Obsession and Annihilation in If Only
By Hannah Weber
The cover of Samahani by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakir, tr. Mayada Ibrahim and Adil Babikir
Where Freedom Lies: Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s Samahani
By Alex Tan
The cover of Liliana Corobca's Too Great a Sky
“The Burden of Knowing”: Exile and Survival in Liliana Corobca’s Too Great a Sky
By Cory Oldweiler
The cover of Vigdis Hjorth's If Only
“One Plus One Doesn’t Make Two”: Obsession and Annihilation in If Only
By Hannah Weber