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Flair-bringers and clunkheads

By Laura | Published: November 15, 2010
This article in the latest London Review of Books is a fascinating read: “Writer’s Writer and Writer’s Writer’s Writer”, Julian Barnes on Lydia Davis’s translation of Madame Bovary. Davis concludes: “So what I’m trying to do is what I think hasn’t been done, which is to create a well-written translation that’s also very close, very […]
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The risks and rewards of publishing literature in translation

By Laura | Published: October 20, 2010
Rebecca Carter, Editor at Harvill Secker and the publisher of Suite Francaise, reflects on the risks and rewards of publishing in translation and the importance of choosing the right translator for the project. Interview by Liz Thomson
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Bride Flight – all the way to Albert Lea, MN

By Laura | Published: July 26, 2010
I was delighted to see the write-up that my friend Colleen Higgins’s translation of Marieke van der Pol’s Bruidsvlucht received in her local newspaper back home. It’s a wonderful story and a great translation. Hoorah for Colleen!
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Tim Parks speaks wise words

By Laura | Published: April 26, 2010
Why translators deserve some credit: It’s time to acknowledge translators – the underpaid and unsung heroes behind the global success of many writers, says Tim Parks. I was very interested to find this piece on translation by Tim Parks in yesterday’s Observer. He’s one of those rare birds who is both a successful writer and […]
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