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
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
Three Poems by Marília Garcia
“mouthwatering / now a bit emotional / now i’m a professional / now it’s your turn” More
Germanness
Sarajevo was liberated in April of 1945. A month or two later they came for Opapa to take him to a camp, from which he, like all his compatriots,… More
The Illiterate Man
My first years were spent behind the shutters, in a room without engravings, in an archaeological silence a thousand years in the making... More
Flower Sedan
Of course, Mother assumed I was a virgin. She insisted I ride the flower sedan, that I was not to miss out on a prerogative so cherished. More
Operation Hinterland: Tales from the Silver Scrapheap
This might sound odd, but there are times when a last chance can seem less of a boon and more of a burden, because the tension in a situation… More