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Translation

Silver Screen Diplomacy: On Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” and Karen Ma's “China’s Millennial Digital Generation”
Susan Blumberg-Kason puts into conversation two books about the intertwined US-Chinese film industries, Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” and Karen Ma’s “China’s Millennial Digital Generation.”...
Susan Blumberg-KasonSep 26, 2022
- Film
- Translation
Melancholy’s the Word: On C. A. Davids’s “How to Be a Revolutionary”
Hilary Lynd reviews South African author C. A. Davids’s latest novel, “How to Be a Revolutionary.”...
Hilary LyndSep 25, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
The Shadow of Annihilation: On W. G. Sebald
Alex Harvey explores the hidden treasures of memory in the work of W. G. Sebald....
Alex HarveySep 21, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
Seemingly Ordinary Diction: On Leonid Schwab’s “Everburning Pilot”
Stephanie Sandler sorts through Russian poet Leonid Schwab’s collection “Everburning Pilot,” edited by Alexander Spektor, Anton Tenser, and Sibelan Forrester, and translated by many hands....
Stephanie SandlerSep 21, 2022
- Poetry
- Translation
The Inner Lives of Others: On Peter C. Baker’s “Planes”
Toral Jatin Gajarawala assesses Peter C. Baker’s experimental novel “Planes,” about terrorism and interlinked lives....
Toral Jatin GajarawalaSep 20, 2022
Breaking into English
Lily Meyer on the hard work of translators and editors that brings international literature to English-language readers....
Lily MeyerSep 19, 2022
- Translation
Copiously: On Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy” and Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies”
Paul Vangelisti appreciates the poetic voyages in Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies” and Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy,” translated by Robin Myers....
Paul VangelistiSep 17, 2022
- Poetry
- Translation
Finding Love Amid War: On Shahé Mankerian’s “History of Forgetfulness” and Vahe Berberian’s “Diary of a Dead Man”
Raffi Joe Wartanian reviews new books by two Armenian American writers, Shahé Mankerian and Vahe Berberian....
Raffi Joe WartanianSep 16, 2022
Decolonizing History and Its Telling: A Conversation with Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Bhakti Shringarpure speaks with Kenyan novelist Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor about the richness of East African writing and history....
Bhakti ShringarpureSep 12, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
Literature in Afghanistan: A Dream Gone to Ruins
Afghan author Homeira Qaderi on the sorry fate of literature under the Taliban regime....
Homeira QaderiSep 7, 2022
- Memoir
- Translation
The Great Transylvanian Novel? On Gábor Vida’s “Story of a Stammer”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Hungarian author Gábor Vida’s autofictional novel “Story of a Stammer,” translated by Jozefina Komporaly....
Cory OldweilerSep 7, 2022
Can Africans Write Millennial Fiction?
Masiyaleti Mbewe on the rich range (and critical neglect) of millennial fiction in Africa....
Masiyaleti MbeweSep 5, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
“Telling Stories That Feel True”: A Conversation with Dur e Aziz Amna
Sana Goyal talks with Dur e Aziz Amna about her debut novel, “American Fever.”...
Sana GoyalSep 4, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
Spies in the Forest: How Partisans Helped Win the Battle of Kyiv
John Beck on the villagers who were the Ukrainian army’s eyes during the opening weeks of the Russian invasion....
John BeckSep 2, 2022
- Politics and Economics
- Translation
The Bogotá of “Memoria”: Translation and Contemplation 2,600 Meters Closer to the Stars
Juan Camilo Velásquez analyzes how Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria” constructs the space of Bogotá....
Juan Camilo VelásquezSep 1, 2022
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Auschwitz: On Jerry Stahl’s “Nein, Nein, Nein! One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust”
Tom Teicholz reviews Jerry Stahl’s new memoir “Nein, Nein, Nein! One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust.”...
Tom TeicholzSep 1, 2022
- Memoir
- Translation
This Fabulous, Little-Known Place: On Judita Šalgo’s “The Road to Birobidzhan”
Sibelan Forrester reviews Judita Šalgo’s novel “The Road to Birobidzhan,” translated by John K. Cox....
Sibelan ForresterAug 29, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
A Beautiful and Terrible Paradise: On Fernanda Melchor’s “Paradais”
Marcus McGee contextualizes Fernanda Melchor’s “Paradais,” translated by Sophie Hughes....
Marcus McGeeAug 28, 2022
Autocracy and Historical Accidents: On Katie Stallard’s “Dancing on Bones” and Joseph W. Esherick’s “Accidental Holy Land”
Ed Pulford considers Katie Stallard’s “Dancing on Bones” and Joseph W. Esherick’s “Accidental Holy Land.”...
Ed PulfordAug 26, 2022
The Unchanging Same: On Édouard Louis’s “A Woman’s Battles and Transformations”
Eric Newman on Édouard Louis's "A Woman’s Battles and Transformations."...
Eric NewmanAug 25, 2022
- Memoir
- Translation
Meet Melchor: On Javier Cercas’s “Even the Darkest Night”
Tara Cheesman reviews Javier Cercas’s “Even the Darkest Night,” translated by Anne McLean, in which the Spanish author introduces readers to detective Melchor Marín....
Tara CheesmanAug 24, 2022
The Land Is a Body
Yangyang Cheng reviews Ruth Rogaski’s “Knowing Manchuria: Environments, the Senses, and Natural Knowledge on an Asian Borderland” and Victor Seow’s “Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia.”...
Yangyang ChengAug 24, 2022
“Bizness Is Bizness”: On Victor Serge’s “Last Times”
Marcus Hijkoop appreciates Victor Serge’s “Last Times,” a savagely demystifying portrait of France under Nazi occupation....
Marcus HijkoopAug 23, 2022
Voices of Zimbabwe: On NoViolet Bulawayo’s “Glory”
Lizzy Attree reviews Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel, “Glory.”...
Lizzy AttreeAug 22, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation