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Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren

Contributor

Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren

Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren is a poet, editor, and translator based out of Montreal. Her honors include a Fulbright Fellowship to Brazil, a Hopwood Award, an Academy of American Poets Prize, the Page Davidson Clayton Award for Emerging Poets, and residencies from the Vermont Studio Center and the Banff International Literary Translation Centre. Her original poetry, and translations from Portuguese and French into English, appear/are forthcoming in Best New Poets, Narrative, Guernica, The Common, BOMB, and Asymptote, among others. She holds an MFA in Poetry and Literary Translation from Columbia University.

Articles by Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren

Salvation
By Maria Valéria Rezende
Lena hears the slap against Zig Zag’s haunch, he’s leaving! She grabs her daughters, one under each arm, runs out the back door, tosses the two little spitfires into the hammock strung up…
Translated by Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Cock-a-doodle-do
By Pan Bouyoucas
“Why didn’t you tell her about the rooster?”
Translated from French by Éric Fontaine & Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
The Vagaries of Exile: Migrant Literature from Quebec
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
The four writers featured in this portfolio are all celebrated contemporary novelists born outside of Canada but who publish in French, their second language.
Where the Sidewalk Bends: One Year Later
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
At the tail end of my nine months in Rio de Janeiro last year, after first living in centrally located Laranjeiras followed by a brief stint beachside in Copacabana, I decided I need a change of scenery…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: ALTA38: Translation & Traffic when: Oct 28-31 (Early registration ends today, Sept. 28)where: Tucson, AZmore info: http://ow.ly/SKSBH what: “Translation in the Margins”…
The Translator Relay: Jason Grunebaum
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For August's installment, Alta…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO  what: “Translation in the Margins” Symposiumwhen: Saturday, October 3, 10:30am-7:30pmwhere: Free Word Lecture Theatre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GAmore info: http://ow.ly/RA0Pe SUBMIT what:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Reading and conversation with Indonesian author Eka Kurniawan, translator Annie Tucker, and Center for Translation founder Olivia Sears.when: Thursday, September 17,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: A Literary Tribute to Alastair Reid (1926-2014)when: Thursday, September 10, 7:00pmwhere: Americas Society/680 Park Avenue/New York, NYmore info: http://ow.ly/RTL7E what:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: “Translation in the Margins” Symposiumwhen: Saturday, October 3, 10:30am-7:30pmwhere: Free Word Lecture Theatre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GAmore info: http://ow.ly/RA0Pe SUBMIT what:…
Translator Relay: Alta Price
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For August's installment, Allison…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Benjamin Moser will be joined by writer Porochista Kakpour. when: Thursday, August 27, 7pmwhere: Word Books, 126 Franklin St., Brooklyn.more info: http://ow.ly/QXRLVSUBMITwhat: Gulf…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Gulf Coast Magazine's Prize in Translation (this year's contest is open to prose, both fiction and non-fiction).submission deadline: August 31, 2015more info: http://ow.ly/OkevWwhat: Asymptote's…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Gulf Coast Magazine's Prize in Translation (this year's contest is open to prose, both fiction and non-fiction).submission deadline: August 31, 2015more info: http://ow.ly/OkevW what:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Gulf Coast Magazine's Prize in Translation (this year's contest is open to prose, both fiction and non-fiction).submission deadline: August 31, 2015more info: http://ow.ly/OkevW
2015 National Translation Award Long List at Words without Borders (Poetry)
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Breathturn into Timestead (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2014), Paul Celan and Pierre Joris (translator) – RomaniaPaul Celan in the WWB archive:“Last Night,” (October 2005: Jaguar Tongues)“Poem…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Gulf Coast Magazine's Prize in Translation (this year's contest is open to prose, both fiction and non-fiction).submission deadline: August 31, 2015more info: http://ow.ly/OkevWwhat: Transom magazine is…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Inaugural “Us & Them” reading, featuring writers who are also translators and translators who are also writers, reading both translations and work written originally in English. Poetry…
Translator Relay: Allison Markin Powell
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For July's installment,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
APPLYwhat: Writers OMI at Ledig House, Fall 2015 Translation Lab: 12-day residency for five teams of writers & translators this fallwhen: November 10-21, 2015where: OMI International Arts Center,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Launch for The Game for Real by Richard Weiner, translated by Benjamin Paloff, who will be joined by Alex Zucker. when: Thursday, June 25, 7pm where: Community Bookstore,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
APPLYwhat: Writers OMI at Ledig House, Fall 2015 Translation Lab: 12-day residency for five teams of writers & translators this fallwhen: November 10-21, 2015where: OMI International Arts Center,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Award Ceremony for the French-American Foundation and the Florence Gould Foundation's Translation Prize.when: Tuesday, June 9, 6-9pmwhere: The Century Association of New York/7 West…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Award Ceremony for the French-American Foundation and the Florence Gould Foundation's Translation Prize.when: Tuesday, June 9, 6-9pmwhere: The Century Association of New York/7 West…
The Translator Relay: Tess Lewis
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For May's installment,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Best Translated Book Awards, hosted by Chad Postwhen: Wednesday, May 27, 2:30pmwhere: Eastside Stage, Javits Center, NYCmore info: http://ow.ly/No4uUwhat: China-America Literary Symposium…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: China-America Literary Symposium 2015: Reading Contemporary Chinawhen: Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-8:30pmwhere: SUNY's Confucius Institute for Business more info: http://ow.ly/N4oI2SUBMITwhat:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: PEN World Voices Festivalwhen: May 4-10where: NYCmore info: http://ow.ly/M98wEwhat: The Literary Mews: Reading and Lecture with Abdourahman Waberiwhen: Friday, May 8, 3-4pmwhere: 19…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Barnard Center for Translation Studies “Translation in Transition” conference (free and open to the public)when: May 1-2where: Barnard College, NYCmore info: http://ow.ly/M98s1what:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Tim Parks discusses his new essay collection, Where I’m Reading From: The Changing World of Books, which examines the rise of the “global” novel and the disappearance…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMIT what: The Guardian's 2015 Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry in Translationsubmission deadline: May 22, 2015more info: http://ow.ly/HWpxQ APPLY what: ALTA Travel Fellowshipswhen: ALTA…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat:  In Translation: Time Ages in a Hurry by Antonio Tabucchi The release of Antonio Tabucchi’s short story collection Time Ages in a Hurry, beautifully translated from the Italian by…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Word for Word Literary Translation Exchange 2015 Reading and ReceptionColumbia Writing Program students and their partners from Scuola Holden in Turin, Italy and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona,…
Translator Relay: Donald Nicholson-Smith
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For March's installment,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Maja Haderlap and her US Translator Tess Lewis will be presented at the Austrian Cultural Forum's 2015 Translation Award Ceremony.when: March 24, 7pmwhere: 11 East 52nd Street, NYmore…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
 GOwhat: Maja Haderlap and her US Translator Tess Lewis will be presented at the Austrian Cultural Forum's 2015 Translation Award Ceremony.when: March 24, 7pmwhere: 11 East 52nd Street, NYmore…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: A Celebration of International Poetry: Tomasz Różycki and Matthew Rohrer with Mira Rosenthal, co-presented by the Kosciuszko Foundation and the Polish Cultural Institutewhen:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Your Language–My Ear: Russian and American Poets at Close Quarterswhen: Tuesday, March 3, 6:15pmwhere: The Heyman Center, Room 1512, International Affairs Building, Columbia Universitymore…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Transference Literary Journal: Dedicated to the celebration of poetry in translation, the journal publishes translations from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Classical…
The Translator Relay: Alyson Waters
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For December's installment,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Transference Literary Journal: Dedicated to the celebration of poetry in translation, the journal publishes translations from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Classical…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Transference Literary Journal: Dedicated to the celebration of poetry in translation, the journal publishes translations from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Classical…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Interview with Adriana Lisboa
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
A novelist, poet, and short story writer, Adriana Lisboa’s works include the novels Symphony in White (winner of the José Saramago Prize), Crow Blue (named one of the best books of the year…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Transference Literary Journal: Dedicated to the celebration of poetry in translation, the journal publishes translations from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Classical…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Two Lines presents: Catalan Literature & Tapas with Katherine Silver and Peter Bushwhen: January 27, doors open at 5pm, event starts at 5:30where: B44 Catalan Bistro, San Franciscomore info: http://ow.ly/HaxKzSUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Two Lines presents: Catalan Literature & Tapas with Katherine Silver and Peter Bushwhen: January 27, doors open at 5pm, event starts at 5:30where: B44 Catalan Bistro, San Franciscomore info: http://ow.ly/HaxKzSUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Two Lines presents: Catalan Literature & Tapas with Katherine Silver and Peter Bushwhen: January 27, doors open at 5pm, event starts at 5:30where: B44 Catalan Bistro, San Franciscomore info: http://ow.ly/HaxKzSUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…
Translator Relay: Michael Emmerich
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For December's installment, Karen…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…
Call for Applications: Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC)
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: The Banff International Literary Translation CentreThe Banff International Literary Translation Centre is open to 15 literary translators from the Americas translating works from any country…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: New Literature from Europewhen: Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6where: Austrian Cultural Forum NY/11 East 52nd St/New York, NYmore info: http://ow.ly/F7AAtSUBMITwhat: Call…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMITwhat: Beltway Poetry Quarterly's Translation Issuesubmission deadline: November 30more info: http://ow.ly/E4VYIwhat: Call for Papers: Translating the Literatures of Small European…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Jenny Erpenbeck in Conversation with Susan Bernofsky about Erpenbeck's new novel, The End of Dayswhen: Monday. November 17, 7pmwhere: McNally Jackson Booksmore info: http://ow.ly/Ep8fVwhat: Ari…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Esmeralda Santiago: A Writing Lifewhen: Wednesday, November 12, 7pmwhere: Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, New York, NY more info: http://ow.ly/E4VBGSUBMITwhat: Beltway Poetry Quarterly's…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Translation History in the Capital of the Future
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
The Third Annual Seminar on the History of Translation, organized by University of Brasília professor Germana Pereira, took place from October 6-8 on the UnB campus, inside a moat-rimmed, mushroom-shaped…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
APPLYwhat: Banff International Literary Translation Centrewhen: June 8, 2015 – June 27, 2015where: Banff. Canadaapplication deadline: February 18, 2015more info: http://ow.ly/Dohfw
Interview with Liana Finck
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
I first encountered Liana Finck’s transportive artwork on the stylized covers of New Vessel Press’s translated books. Soon thereafter, Finck, a graduate of Cooper Union and recipient of a…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: The Bridge Series: Gregory Rabassa, Samantha Schnee, and Carmen Boullosa on translation and Latin American literaturewhen: Wednesday, October 29, 8pmwhere: McNally Jackson, 52 Prince Street, NYC…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: The Bridge Series: Gregory Rabassa, Samantha Schnee, and Carmen Boullosa on translation and Latin American literaturewhen: Wednesday, October 29, 8pmwhere: McNally Jackson, 52 Prince Street, NYC…
Translator Relay: Karen Emmerich
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For October's installment, Bill…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: WWB: New Writing from Guatemala with Eduardo Halfon, Rodrigo Fuentes, and Idra Novey.when: Tuesday, October 14, 7pmwhere: Community Bookstore, 143, 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.what: The Bridge Series:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: WWB: New Writing from Guatemala with Eduardo Halfon, Rodrigo Fuentes, and Idra Novey.when: October 14, 7pmwhere: Community Bookstore, 143, 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.what: Bread Loaf Translators’…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat:TRANSLATABLE: A Multilingual Open Mic In Honor of International Translation Daywhen: Tuesday, September 30, 6:30pmwhere: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library901 G St NW / Washington, DC 20001(Gallery…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Multilingualism in the US: Do Americans need more than one language?|when:Thursday, September 25, 5:30pm Roundtable Discussion, 7:30pm Reception with European specialistswhere: The Graduate Center,…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: In Search of Manoel de Barros’s Pantanal
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
It’s an odd sensation to arrive in a place that you’ve never been before, but that you’ve already experienced through someone else’s eyes. Especially when that other person is…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO  what: Book Signing for Evelyn Trouillot’s novel The Infamous Rosalie when: Wednesday, September 17, 5 PM where: La Caye Restaurant, 35, Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY  what: Imaginary Gardens…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Imaginary Gardens With Real Robots in Them: On Translating Science Fiction (Ross Benjamin, Terry Gallagher, Michael Kandel)presented by The Bridge Series and the PEN Translation Committeewhen: Thursday,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Bread Loaf Translators' Conferencewhen: June 1-7, 2015where: Bread Loaf Campus of Middlebury College, Ripton, VTmore info: http://ow.ly/ArhUvwhat: 2014 ALTA Conference: Translation &…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Interview with Sylvio Fraga
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Sylvio Fraga was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1986, moved back and forth between the US and Brazil until the age of thirteen, spent his teen years in Rio, earned a BA in Economics at the Pontifical…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Bread Loaf Translators' Conferencewhen: June 1-7, 2015where: Bread Loaf Campus of Middlebury College, Ripton, VTmore info: http://ow.ly/ArhUvwhat: 2014 ALTA Conference: Translation &…
The Translator Relay: Bill Johnston
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For August's installment, Esther…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: 2014 ALTA Conference: Translation & Politicswhen: November 12-14, 2014where: Milwaukee, WImore info: http://ow.ly/zVhXFSUBMITwhat: 2015 Austrian Cultural Forum New York Translation…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: The Flip of all Flips
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Located on Brazil’s lush Green Coast, midway between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Paraty is a colonial-era town of whitewashed buildings with brightly painted shutters, famous for its beaches,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: 2014 ALTA Conference: Translation & Politicswhen: November 12-14, 2014where: Milwaukee, WImore info: http://ow.ly/zVhXFwhat: 2014 US Poets in Mexico (USPiM) Conference when:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP)when: July 30-August 3, 2014where: Paraty, Brazilmore info: http://ow.ly/zEUdxwhat: Bilingual reading and conversation with Flávio…
Translator Relay: Esther Allen
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For July's installment, Sean…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: The Business of Literary Translation-A Practical Guide for Emerging Translators (Workshop)when: Monday, July 21, 2014where: The Free Word Centre, London EC1more info: http://ow.ly/yAdz8SUBMITwhat:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association Conferencewhen: July 17-19, 2014where: The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429more info: http://ow.ly/yAe7Uwhat: The Business…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association Conferencewhen: July 17-19, 2014where: The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429more info: http://ow.ly/yAe7Uwhat: The Business…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Why You Don’t Want Rice and Beans in Your Match
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
“Ele está jogando feijão com arroz!” muttered the Brazilian sitting next to me during the slow-moving match against Mexico, which stalled at 0-0. The player he was exasperated…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: The Bridge series presents Rika Lesser & Denise Newmanwhen: Thursday, June 19, 7pmwhere: McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012more info: http://ow.ly/y5oeVSUBMITwhat: Bellevue…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: 45th Poetry International Festival, In Other Words translation projectwhen: June 10-14where: Rotterdammore info: http://ow.ly/uSSSGSUBMITwhat: Bellevue Literary Review Prizes (translations…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Interview with Larissa Min
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
The adventurous, globe-trotting Larissa Min is currently at work on two ambitious writing projects: an account of her family’s double migration from Korea to Brazil to the US, called Breaking English, and…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Launch for The Book of Rio and The Football Crônicas, featuring Lucy Greaves, Toni Marques, Jethro Soutar, and Diego Trelles Paz.when: Monday, June 2, 7pmwhere: Free Word Lecture Theatre,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Launch for The Book of Rio and The Football Crônicas, featuring Lucy Greaves, Toni Marques, Jethro Soutar, and Diego Trelles Paz.when: Monday, June 2, 7pmwhere: Free Word Lecture Theatre,…
The Week in Translation:
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Launch for The Book of Rio and The Football Crônicas, featuring Lucy Greaves, Toni Marques, Jethro Soutar, and Diego Trelles Paz.when: Monday, June 2, 7pmwhere: Free Word Lecture Theatre,…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Romeo and Juliet in the Dessert Aisle
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Like a Portuguese baker preparing creamy pastéis de nata, to write this post I need to start with eggs. Yolks, to be specific. During the Colonial period, Portuguese convents and monasteries used…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Launch for The Book of Rio and The Football Crônicas, featuring Lucy Greaves, Toni Marques, Jethro Soutar, and Diego Trelles Paz.when: Monday, June 2, 7pmwhere:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: 45th Poetry International Festival, In Other Words translation projectwhen: June 10-14where: Rotterdammore info: http://ow.ly/uSSSGSUBMITwhat: Workshop in Scholarly and…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Interview with Paulo Henriques Britto
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
The title of Paulo Henriques Britto’s most recent poetry collection, Formas do nada (Forms of Nothing), should tip you off to the kind of writer he is—concise yet expansive, simultaneously…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: PEN World Voices Festivalwhen: April 28-May 4where: NYC, various locationsmore info: http://ow.ly/weU4Nwhat: 45th Poetry International Festival, In Other Words translation…
International Books & Roses Day: April 26
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Literary crawl through Brooklyn’s DUMBO community in celebration of La Diada de Sant Jordi, also known as “International Books & Roses Day” and UNESCO’s “World…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: “Spring into Poetry”when: April 16-29where: various locations in NYCmore info: http://ow.ly/vdLpuwhat: Guatemalan Writers: Journeys Toward Daylight: New Narrativeswhen:…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Interview with Luciana Hidalgo
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
It should come as no surprise that walking and yoga—one of which propels her outside, letting her feet and thoughts wander her current city, the other which forces her to slow down, turn inward,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: An Evening with Amanda Michalopoulou and Karen Emmerichwhen: Friday, April 18, 6pm-7pmwhere: The Book Club of California, 312 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94108more info: http://ow.ly/vvLx6what: “Spring…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Book Party Virginia Zaharieva (Nine Rabbits, trans. Angela Rodel) and Albena Stambolova (Everything Happens as It Does, trans. Olga Nikolova) celebrate the launch of their US Book tour. when:…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Interview with Pacha Urbano
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Brazilian writer, illustrator, and screenwriter Pacha Urbano describes his brain as “an ideas factory that never stops.” His genre-defying projects include the aphoristic book Livro Ao Acaso…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat:French Literature in the Making: Patrick Devillewhen: Monday, March 31, 7pmwhere: Maison Française of NYUmore info: http://ow.ly/upTevwhat: “Spring into Poetry”when:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what:Comparative Analysis of Camus and Derridawhen: March 24, 2014, 7pmwhere: Maison Française of NYUmore info: http://ow.ly/upT8cwhat:French Literature in the Making: Patrick Devillewhen:…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Carnaval Edition
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
At the Carnaval blocos (street parties) in Rio last week—rising above the sea of fluorescent wigs, animal ears, and sequined fedoras—I saw the same three signs reappear: Não Vai Ter…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Translation Matters: A Panel Discussion with Cristina Garcia, Kolin Jordan, Achy Obejas, and Valeria Luiselli, moderated by WWB editorial director Susan Harriswhen: March 19, 20014, 5 pmwhere: Humboldt…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GOwhat: Peaver and Volokhonsky An intimate conversation about the art of translation​ with world-renowned translators, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Hosted by Susan Bernofsky.when:…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Notes from a Poet in Rio
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Shortly after sundown on February 2nd, I boarded a snow-covered Boeing 777 in New York City, my bags stuffed to just under the weight limit with clothes and books, and landed the following morning on…
Where the Sidewalk Bends: Complete Series
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
A yearlong series of literary dispatches from Brazil: interviews, event coverage, and reflections on life in the cidade maravilhosa.Notes from a Poet in RioCarnaval EditionInterview with Pacha UrbanoInterview…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: French Literature in the Making: Jérôme Ferrariwhere: Maison Français of NYUwhen: Monday, February 24, 7pmmore info: http://ow.ly/tsHQ2what: French Literature Night…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: French Literature in the Making: Jérôme Ferrariwhere: Maison Français of NYUwhen: Monday, February 24, 7pmmore info: http://ow.ly/tsHQ2what: French Literature Night…
Fellowships for Chinese Poetry & Translation at The Vermont Studio Center
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: 2014 VSC/Luce Foundation Chinese Poetry & Translation FellowshipsSix awards for outstanding poets living anywhere in the world whose primary language is Chinese. These awards include roundtrip…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Kafka Translated: A panel discussion on translating Kafka with Michelle Woods, Mark Harman (translator of The Castle and Amerika), Susan Bernofsky (translator…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: French Voices Awards Ceremony and Homage to André Shiffrinwhere: French Embassy, 972 Fifth Ave, New Yorkwhen: February 6th, 2014 at 7 pmmore info: http://ow.ly/t55vzwhat: The…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: The Bridge Series: Cole Swensen and Kit Schulterwhere: McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Streetwhen: Sunday, February 9, 7pmmore info: http://ow.ly/sZzyiwhat: Festival Neue Literatur: Festival…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Asymptote's 3rd Anniversary Celebration: The State of Translation, featuring Eliot Weinberger, Robyn Creswell, Idra Novey, Daniella Gitlin and Jeffrey Yang. where: Housing…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Asymptote's 3rd Anniversary Celebration: The State of Translation, featuring Eliot Weinberger, Robyn Creswell, Idra Novey, Daniella Gitlin and Jeffrey Yang. where: Housing…
Call for Applications: Banff International Literary Centre (BILTC)
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: The Banff International Literary Translation CentreThe Banff International Literary Translation Centre is open to 15 literary translators from the Americas translating works from any country in…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Spain's Great Untranslated at the Miami Book Fair Internationalwhere: Spain's Pavilion, Miami Dade College, 200 Northeastwhen: Friday, November 22, 7pmmore info: http://ow.ly/qX5Uuwhat:…
In Memoriam: William Weaver
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Beloved Italian translator, and Bard College faculty member, William Weaver passed away this week at the age of 90. In a tribute to her “teacher, mentor, and friend,” translator…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Surveillance and the Naked New World: Ilija Trojanow in conversation with Liesl Schillinger and Suzanne Nosselwhere: Goethe-Institut New York/72 Spring Street, 11th Floor/New York, NY 10012when:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Singapore Writers Festivalwhen: November 1-10more info: http://ow.ly/qtjvIwhat: The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word when: November 4-9more info: http://ow.ly/qtjF5what: Four Voices,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Festival de la PalabraOct 16 eventsLehman College: 250 Bedford Park Blvd W (4 train to Bedford Park Blvd/Lehman College); Carmen Hall 224 6:00pm −8:40pm in Carmen Hall 224: Encuentro…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Festival de la PalabraOct 16 eventsLehman College: 250 Bedford Park Blvd W (4 train to Bedford Park Blvd/Lehman College); Carmen Hall 224 6:00pm −8:40pm in Carmen Hall 224: Encuentro…
Upcoming ‘Walls and Bridges’ Events
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Found in Translation: Discussionwhen: Friday, October 18, 11-5:30where: NYU Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square (at 6th street)10003, 7th Floormore info: http://ow.ly/pmmdFwhat:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: “What Translation Means” Symposiumwhen: Friday, September 27where: James Gallery, City University of New York Graduate Centermore info: http://ow.ly/pabyzwhat: Landscape with Yellow…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: “What Translation Means” Symposiumwhen: Friday, September 27where: James Gallery, City University of New York Graduate Centermore info: http://ow.ly/oXvFjwhat: Landscape with Yellow…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: The Bridge Series: Russian Translatorswhen: Friday, September 13, 7pmwhere: Melville House, 145 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NYmore info: http://ow.ly/oJtAY
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READHonors and AwardsWWB is proud to have so many of its contributors included on the shortlist for PEN's 2013 Literary Awards. Congratulations to Rachida Madani and Marilyn Hacker (Poetry in Translation); Aron…
Dispatches from the 2013 Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
The Literary Translation Centre, now in its fourth year, held sessions at the London Book Fair (April 15-17) on topics ranging from translating culture in times of conflict to logistical issues like how…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Lorca in New York: A Celebration: the largest-ever festival in North America celebrating the work of acclaimed Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. With more than two dozen events…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Lorca in New York: A Celebration: the largest-ever festival in North America celebrating the work of acclaimed Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. With more than two dozen events…
Submit to Asymptote’s “Close Approximations: A Translation Contest”
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Asymptote Journal's Inaugural “Close Approximations: A Translation Contest” contest judges: Eliot Weinberger (Poetry) and Howard Goldblatt (Fiction) prize: $1,000 for 5-10 pages…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO Lorca in New York: A Celebration: the largest-ever festival in North America celebrating the work of acclaimed Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. With more than two dozen events…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Lorca in New York: A Celebration: the largest-ever festival in North America celebrating the work of acclaimed Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. With more than two dozen events…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Lorca in New York: A Celebration: the largest-ever festival in North America celebrating the work of acclaimed Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. With more than two dozen events…
Mia Couto in Conversation with Anderson Tepper
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: Mia Couto the bestselling author of Sleepwalking Land and The Tuner of Silences, joins Vanity Fair‘s Anderson Tepper in conversation. Drinks and light refreshments…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature when: April 29-May 5 where: NYC more info: http://ow.ly/kwLcr what: The Bridge Series: Turkish translators Erdağ Göknar and Aron…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Lorca in New York: A Celebration: the largest-ever festival in North America celebrating the work of acclaimed Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. With more than two dozen events…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to WWB contributor Fady Joudah, whose translation of Ghassan Zaqtan's Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me, and Other Poems from Arabic was recently…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Lorca in New York: A Celebration: the largest-ever festival in North America celebrating the work of acclaimed Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. With more than two dozen…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
what: New Poetry from Spain: Round Table Discussion featuring Marta López-Luaces, Gerardo Piña-Rosales, and Leonard Schwartz when: Thursday, April 11, 7pm where: Instituto…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Word for Word/Wort für Wort Book Launch and Reception: Fiction and Nonfiction readings by: Kevin Magruder and Ursula Kirchenmayer, Rachel Sur and Ellen Wesemüller, Michael…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMIT what: Powell River International Translators Conference seeks Abstracts (50 words max) for up to a 45-minute presentation when: September 12-15, 2013 where: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO Readings what: Jerome Rothenberg and Heriberto Yepez when: Wednesday, March 13, 2014, 8pm where: St. Marks Poetry Project, New York, NY more info: http://ow.ly/iKQBl what: Anthony Madrid and Farnoosh…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO Readings what: Cecilia Vicuña and Laura Elrick read at The Poetry Project when: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 8pm where: St. Marks Church, New York, NY more info: http://ow.ly/ikmGE Conferences…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Interviews, Articles, Reviews Just in time for our latest issue, PEN Atlas looks at the state of graphic novels around the world. How do you save a dying language? Linguist Geoffrey Khan is…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO Readings what: Jack Kerouac's Bilingualism: A Panel Discussion  when: Monday, February 18, 6pm where: Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor, Barnard Hall, New York, NY  more info: http://ow.ly/hPfix…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to this year's Caldecott and Newberry Medal winners! Interviews, Articles, Reviews Check out the new, multi-media Untranslateable Words Database. Three…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO Events what: Mellon Visiting Artist Talk with Paul Muldoon  when: Wednesday, February 6, 7pm where: Italian Academy/Casa Italiana, New York, NY more info: http://ow.ly/hp8s7 Workshops what:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Fledge: A Tribute to Stacy Doris when: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 where: St. Marks Poetry Project, New York, NY more info: http://ow.ly/haBW8
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to Sharon Olds, this year's winner of the UK's TS Eliot Prize, for her poetry collection Stag's Leap! Check out the International Prize for Arabic…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: The Bridge Series: WWB contributor Idra Novey and Johnny Lorenz in conversation with Barbara Epler on Clarice Lispector when: Wednesday, January 23, 7pm where: The Center for Fiction, New York…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to the five novelists on the Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist, including WWB contributor Musharraf Ali Farooqi. The winner will be announced March 14th! Interviews,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Whit Griffin and Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi when: Monday, January 14, 8pm where: St. Marks Poetry Project, New York, NY more info: http://ow.ly/gNmpC what: Asymptote celebrates…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Interviews, Articles, Reviews In the latest Circumference podcast, Montana Ray speaks to Yusef Komunyakaa, Goutam Datta, and Subodh Sarkar about an anthology of African American poets,…
Just in Time for the Ball Drop…
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Here are some of our favorite books in translation from 2012! Emma Garman My pick is Second Person Singular by Sayed Kashua, trans. by Mitch Ginsburg, an engrossing story about chance, fate and identity.…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Kurt Beals is the inaugural winner of the German Book Office Translation Prize. Congratulations!  Check out the 2013 Longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Literature.…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
SUBMIT what: The French-American Foundation and the Florence Gould Foundation are currently accepting submissions for the Annual Translation Prize—a $10,000 cash award for the best English translation…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO Readings what: Hassan Blasim reads from his latest collection of short stories, The Iraqi Christ, translated from Arabic by Jonathan Wright. when: December 10-12 where: Newcastle, Manchester,…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Words without Borders is honored to be a 2013 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts! Congratulations to all of English PEN's Awards for Writing in Translation winners!…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Readings what: Paul Legault Explains How to Translate from English to English when: Thursday, December 6, 7pm where: Amnesia; 853 Valencia St, San Francisco more info: http://ow.ly/fM5ns what: Panel…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO Readings what: The Bridge Series for Literary Translation: WWB contributors Suzanne Jill Levine and Stephen Kessler when: Monday, November 26, 7pm where: McNally Jackson Books more info: http://ow.ly/fA5nh…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Interviews, Articles, Reviews New dispatches from Tijuana's Festival de Literatura del Noroeste (FeLiNo) and the second annual Dhaka Hay Festival. For International Translation Day 2012, WWB…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: The Poets' Theatre: ANTIGONICK with Anne Carson (directed by Sam Gold) when: Monday, November 19, 8pm where: Kaufman Concert Hall, NYC more info: http://ow.ly/fpizI what: Guadalajara…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to all the winners of the 2012 National Book Awards, who were honored in New York last night. Louise Erdrich accepted the fiction award for her novel, The Round…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Granta's Jorge Amado: A Legacy with WWB contributor Gregory Rabassa when: Monday, November 12, 7pm where: McNally Jackson more info: http://ow.ly/fcpYb SUBMIT what: The University…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: “Reaching the World” Summit and Literary Festival: Bangkok's first international literary festival for writers and translators when: November 5-9 where: Bangkok, UNESCO's…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Interviews, Articles, Reviews Peter Mountford talks to NPR about discovering that his debut novel, A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism, was being illegally translated into Russian…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Ilan Stavans presents “South of the Border: the Jews of Latin America” a 2-day program at the Yiddish Book Center when: November 2-4 where: Amherst, MA more info: http://ow.ly/eQOuK…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to Hilary Mantel, who was just awarded the Man Booker prize for the second time! Check out the 2013 DSC South Asian Prize longlist, which includes two books…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: 2012 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony when: Tuesday, October 23, 6:30pm where: Proshansky Auditorium, The City University of New York more info: http://ow.ly/eEu3U what: The Bridge: Passageways…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to the recipient of the 2013 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature, Taiwonese poet Yang Mu! The 2012 National Book Award finalists were revealed this week. Interviews,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: 2012 Garden City Literary Festival when: opens October 15 where: Port Harcourt, Nigeria more info: http://ow.ly/et5Co what: Manchester Literature Festival when: October 8-23 where: Manchester,…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards This year's Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Chinese writer Mo Yan, whose novel Big Breasts & Wide Hips (translated by Howard Goldblatt) was reviewed by…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Festival de la Palabra in NY when: Thursday, October 11, 7pm where: Queen Sofia Spanish Institute/684 Park Ave at 68th street/New York, NY admission fee: FREE for Americas Society and Queen Sofia…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Honors and Awards Congratulations to the 2012 ALTA Fellows: Janet Kim Ha, Hai-Dang Phan, Claire Van Winkle, Alexandra Berlina, and WWB contributor Joshua Daniel Edwin! Interiews, Articles, Reviews…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: 15-stop book tour for poets and WWB contributors Ghassan Zaqtan and Fady Joudah when: October 1-October 29 where: venues across the U.S. more info: http://ow.ly/e6xSc what: Istanbul…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Interviews, Articles, Reviews An old Ethiopian farmer's story about an ant inspired a lifetime of collecting and translating children's books for New Zealand-born writer Elizabeth Laird.…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Pole Position: Polish Book Autumnfest 17 events in 2 months, at 15 venues across 10 different cities, featuring 7 key Central European writers when: events run from September 19-November 7 where:…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Awards and Honors The Man Booker shortlist was recently announced. The top six books were written by British, Indian, and Malaysian writers. The 2012 prize winner will be revealed on October 16.…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: SYMBIOSIS: AN EVENING OF ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN POETRY with Monica Ferrell, Kimiko Hahn, Timothy Liu, and Angela Veronica Wong when: Thursday, September 20, 7:00pm where: Museum of…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Awards and Honors Congratulations to Dubravka Ugresic, whose novel Karaoke Culture ( reviewed here by WWB) recently won the Jean Améry Award for Essay Writing! Interviews, Articles,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: A Season in Poetry: Translator and WWB contributor Nathalie Handal, Rigoberto González, and Rodrigo Toscano read at the Bronx Botanical Garden when: Saturday, September 15, 4:00pm where:…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Singapore International Storytelling Festival when: September 1-5 where: Singapore more info: http://ow.ly/dqtyp what: Second International Congress of Translators, a gathering of translators…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Awards and Honors Check out the 22 entries for the 2012 Banipal Translation Prize! Interviews, Articles, Reviews In the September issue of World Literature Today, Chilean novelist Joseph Brodky discusses…
One Day Left to Help Geoff Wisner Reach His Fundraising Goal for “African Lives”
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Words without Borders is pleased to announce that writer, editor, and WWB contributor Geoff Wisner's second book, African Lives: An Anthology of Memoirs and Autobiographies, will be appearing next…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Gained in Translation: WWB contributor Daniel Hahn and Sarah Ardizzone talk about about what makes a good translator, why being a good linguist isn’t enough, and how the best…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Translation News Congratulations to Suzanne Jill Levine, winner of the 2012 PEN Center USA Translation Prize, for her translation of Jose Donoso's The Lizard's Tale: A Novel! Interviews,…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Spanish Translation Duel; Bernardo Atxaga is joined by translators and WWB contributors Rosalind Harvey and Frank Wynne. Hosted by WWB contributor Daniel Hahn. when: Monday,…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Interviews, Articles, Reviews “I imagine it’s a little bit like what cryptographers used to do: get into the mindset of the person who created the code (author, character, etc) and you…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: Translator and WWB contributor Margaret Jull Costa Discusses Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago when: Monday, August 13, 7-10pm where: Book Club of California, 312 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA more…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Interviews, Articles, Reviews Writer and WWB contributor Elias Khoury's latest novel, As Though She Were Sleeping, explores the porous boundary between dreams and waking life, set against the…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: “Monet to Mallarmé”: Mary Ann Caws, Paul Legault, Susan Mitchell, and Laila Pedro read from the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé, in French…
Translation Roundup
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Awards and Honors The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced its 2012 Literature Translation Fellowships. Winners include translators and WWB contributors Katherine Silver, Rika Lesser,…
Support the Publication of Geoff Wisner’s “African Lives”
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Words without Borders is pleased to announce that writer, editor, and WWB contributor Geoff Wisner's second book, African Lives: An Anthology of Memoirs and Autobiographies, will be appearing…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
GO what: June Fourth Elegies: A Reading and Discussion with Jeffrey Yang and Larry Siems when: Thursday, August 2, 6:30-8pm where: Museum of Chinese in America RSVP to programs@mocanyc.org website: http://www.mocanyc.org/visit/events/june_fourth_elegies_a_reading_and_discussion_with_jeffrey_yang_and_larry_siems…
The Week in Translation
By Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
READ Awards and Honors Congratulations to the 2012 PEN Translation Fund Grant recipients: translator and WWB contributor Musharraf Ali Farooqi, Bernard Adams, Brent Edwards, Alexander Booth, Bonnie…