Contributor

Aaron Robertson

Contributor

Aaron Robertson

Aaron Robertson is a writer, translator, and editor. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s novel Beyond Babylon (Two Lines Press, 2019) was shortlisted for multiple awards, including the PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award....

His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Detroit Metro Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, and more. His first book, a history of African American utopianism, is forthcoming from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

An empty playground with a merry go round

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My Home Is Where I Am

By Igiaba Scego

Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego recalls her childhood experiences in the Italian educational system in this memoir.

Translated from Italian by Aaron Robertson

Publishers Need More Black Translator Friends

By Aaron Robertson

There are obstacles translators must face before the international sections of bookstores reflect the world more equitably.

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Aaron Robertson

Aaron Robertson

Articles by Aaron Robertson

My Home Is Where I Am

Publishers Need More Black Translator Friends