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Posted inEditor's Pick

How Literary Translation Can Shift the Tides of Power

by Krista Stevens February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

“I am just one parent. What if more parents read translated books with their children?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

What Lies Behind the Words: On Translating While Trans

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 30, 2022October 20, 2022

“For me, the real litmus test of fluency has always been: Can I use this language to convince a native speaker that I exist?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Every Language Everywhere All at Once

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 8, 2022October 19, 2022

As our choices for films and television shows made around the world increase in the streaming era, so do the challenges of translation. Rafael Motamayor explores the art — and complicated process — of translating foreign content for international viewers. We are far removed from the days of flagrant cultural erasure through dubbing — Pokémon […]

Posted inEditor's Pick

We Need to Translate More Armenian Literature

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 7, 2021October 19, 2022

“We need them to assert our very existence.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

As Impossible and Imperfect as Translation

by Krista Stevens October 30, 2019October 19, 2022

“But poetry…has helped me to find new meaning within and across linguistic boundaries.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, History, Nonfiction, Story

The Corpse Rider

by Colin Dickey October 24, 2019January 20, 2023

“I could see the ghosts,” recalled Lafcadio Hearn about his early childhood. Late in life, he became a celebrated chronicler of Japan’s folk tales: stories of strange demons and lingering visitations.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Our Words Will Save Us and Set Us Free

by Sari Botton March 22, 2019October 19, 2022

In the wake of having his writing career belittled, Jackson Bliss becomes an interpreter for a refugee and comes to see words, translations, and storytelling as important acts of resistance.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction

Our Words Will Save Us and Set Us Free

by Jackson Bliss March 18, 2019October 19, 2022

In the wake of having his writing career belittled, Jackson Bliss becomes an interpreter for a refugee and comes to see words, translations, and storytelling as important acts of resistance.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Our Words Will Save Us and Set Us Free

by Jackson Bliss March 18, 2019October 19, 2022

In the wake of having his writing career belittled, Jackson Bliss becomes an interpreter for a refugee and comes to see words, translations, and storytelling as important acts of resistance.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

Translation is Messy, Which is Why Google Translate Will Never Be Very Good at It

by benhuberman February 2, 2018October 19, 2022

The popular online tool is great at rapid decoding. Extracting meaning? Not so much.

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