from Floral Mutter
I truly wish it were true, to disappear just like this, / no bones no flesh no breath, gone… More
from Angel of Oblivion
As soon as she starts moving, I follow her. She is my queen bee and I am her drone. The scent of her clothes reaches my nose… More
The 2017 PEN International Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee Conference
The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee (TLRC) was founded in 1978 and focuses on supporting translation and marginalized languages throughout the world. More
Announcing the 2017 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants
From a vast field of applicants, the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Advisory Board has selected 15 projects, spanning 13 different languages, including Arabic, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Nepali, and more. More
How African Spirits Were Born
Miren harboured great anger and resentment. Finally overwhelmed by it, he decided to kill his brother and thus be recognised as the sole, undisputed ruler of the empire! More
The Meanings of Yellow
Yellow has always caused me a certain amount of discomfort, perhaps because of its relation to sickness, to fear and despair. It also evokes power and the riches of… More
Night Walk
I think of everything there is that exists / and how little we know of it all / but mostly I think / of your sex / and your… More
Women in Translation Month: Disparity Within Disparity
Our final post, from Jane Eldridge Miller, makes a plea to readers to look beyond writers of the 21st century and outside of the languages most commonly translated into… More
The Sky According to Google
"I once heard my mother say there should be a special word to refer to a betrayal by someone you love. The offense, she insisted, deserved a separate sentence,… More
Women in Translation Month: Books by Women Published After Receiving a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant
These works of literature have been judged to represent the finest writing by women worldwide, brought into English—from Russian, French, Polish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese, Spanish, Pashto, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew,… More
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