Translation

Who Shall Remember How? Palestinian Poets Respond
Four Palestinian poets write in a time of catastrophe....
Sara Abou Rashed, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Jessica Abughattas, Deema K. Shehabi, Elizabeth MetzgerDec 4
Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night” and Perhat Tursun’s “The Backstreets”
Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide” and Perhat Tursun’s “The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang.”...
Benno WeinerNov 28
Mosab Abu Toha’s “Gaza Notebook (2021–2023)”
A new poem from Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha in Gaza....
Mosab Abu TohaNov 22
Pass the Mic: On Yasmine El Rashidi’s “Laughter in the Dark” and Egyptian Festival Rap
Peter Holslin reviews Yasmine El Rashidi’s “Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change.”...
Peter HolslinNov 19
- Music
- Translation
The Many Worlds of China: On Joshua Kurlantzick’s “Beijing’s Global Media Offensive” and Michael Berry’s “Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke”
Yangyang Cheng reviews Joshua Kurlantzick’s “Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World” and Michael Berry’s “Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke.”...
Yangyang ChengNov 18
Fruit Without Taste: On Marguerite Duras’s “The Easy Life”
Apoorva Tadepalli reviews Marguerite Duras’s “The Easy Life.”...
Apoorva TadepalliJan 17
- Fiction
- Translation
Good Evening, We Are from Ukraine: The Subversive Radicalism of a Viral Wartime Slogan
Maria Sonevytsky explores how a simple phrase became a slogan invoked by Ukrainian politicians, soldiers, intellectuals, and keyboard warriors....
Maria SonevytskyJan 17
Somewhat Nebulous Contours: On Sasha Senderovich’s “How the Soviet Jew Was Made”
Yelena Furman reviews Sasha Senderovich’s “How the Soviet Jew Was Made.”...
Yelena FurmanJan 15
C. L. R. James: Renaissance Revolutionary
Alan Warhaftig recalls his encounters with C. L. R. James, one of the finest public intellectuals of the 20th century....
Alan WarhaftigJan 12
Don’t Be Afraid of Going Wrong: Conversations with C. L. R. James
Alan Warhaftig talks with C. L. R. James about revolutionary politics, the ethics of cricket, and his novel “Minty Alley.”...
Alan WarhaftigJan 12
Enduring Divides: On Eve Fairbanks’s “The Inheritors”
Jean Hey considers Eve Fairbanks’s “The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning.”...
Jean HeyJan 10
A Second, Silent Language: A Conversation with Jon Fosse
Remo Verdickt and Emiel Roothooft speak with Norwegian author Jon Fosse about his novel collection “Septology I-VII.”...
Remo Verdickt, Emiel RoothooftDec 31, 2022
Transpacific Connections and Competitions: On Ying Zhu’s “Hollywood in China” and Daryl Joji Maeda’s “Like Water”
Aynne Kokas reviews two recent books about the intersection of China and Hollywood: Ying Zhu’s “Hollywood in China: Behind the Scenes of the World’s Largest Movie Market” and Daryl Joji Maeda’s “Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee.”...
Aynne KokasDec 27, 2022
What Is the Secret of Chernivtsi?: A Conversation with Ihor Pomerantsev
Kate Tsurkan speaks with Ihor Pomerantsev about the literary vitality of Ukraine and the value of poetry during wartime....
Kate TsurkanDec 26, 2022
- Poetry
- Translation
Whatever Weapon: On Gender and Italian Literature
Janna Brancolini discusses the dynamic relationship between restrictive Italian gender roles, Italy’s biggest literary prize, and the nation's history of women writers, who have rarely won it....
Janna BrancoliniDec 23, 2022
Persecution Mania: On Alisa Ganieva’s “Offended Sensibilities”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Alisa Ganieva’s 2018 novel “Offended Sensibilities,” translated from the Russian by Carol Apollonio....
Cory OldweilerDec 23, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
War Is a Structure: On Jamil Jan Kochai’s “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories”
Najwa Mayer reviews Jamil Jan Kochai’s new collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories.”...
Najwa MayerDec 20, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
Desire for a Proper Life: On Cho Nam-joo’s “Saha”
Sheila McClear reviews South Korean author Cho Nam-joo’s new novel “Saha,” translated by Jamie Chang....
Sheila McClearDec 15, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
The Masks of Xi Jinping: On Alfred L. Chan’s “Xi Jinping” and Joseph Torigian’s “Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion”
Who is Xi Jinping and what comes after? Martin Laflamme reviews Alfred L. Chan’s biography of Xi Jinping and Joseph Torigian’s study of power struggles in the Soviet Union and the PRC....
Martin LaflammeDec 2, 2022
A Romanian Daedalus’ Surrealist Labyrinth: On Mircea Cărtărescu’s “Solenoid”
Ben Hooyman reviews Mircea Cărtărescu’s “Solenoid.”...
Ben HooymanNov 27, 2022
- Translation
A Garden in This Wretched World: On László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ottilie Mulzet’s new translation of László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East.”...
Cory OldweilerNov 26, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
The Archival Abyss of Pinochet’s Chile: On Nona Fernández’s “Space Invaders”
Josh Weeks reviews Chilean author Nona Fernández’s novel “Space Invaders,” translated by Natasha Wimmer....
Josh WeeksNov 24, 2022
Nada Que Ver: On Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs’s “Abecedario de Juárez”
José Luis Benavides reviews “Abecedario de Juárez: An Illustrated Lexicon” by Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs, with translations by Alice L. Driver....
José Luis BenavidesNov 21, 2022
Brand America: 100 Years of PENs
Esther Allen reports on the state of PEN America....
Esther AllenNov 19, 2022