Interview with Catherine Porter and Sandra Bermann
Translator Eric Becker interviews Catherine Porter and Sandra Bermann about the release of their new book, A Companion to Translation Studies, which features 45 essays from leading translators, including… More
PEN Members Participate in Russian Literature Week, December 1–5 in NYC
Read Russia will hold its first annual Russian Literature Week in New York City from Monday, December 1, to Friday, December 5, 2014. PEN is proud to have several… More
Six Poems by Amjad Nasser
I want to go into a coma / Anesthetic / Into the fifth heaven of grass / Where God’s forking foot is washed by the virgins of paradise More
The Metamorphosis: A New Translation
But Gregor had this foresight. The general manager would have to be detained, reasoned with, convinced and finally won over; after all, Gregor’s future and that of his family… More
QA: An Example Page/General Content Item
sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta… More
Online Translation Slam: Trees Standing at the Edge
끝에 선 나무들by Jeong Kkeut-byeol 철조망과 제 몸을 섞어가며 자라는체인을 제 몸에 밀어넣고 자라는제 몸에 박힌 수류탄 껍질을 품고 자라는난간이나 울타리를 제 몸에 삼킨 채 자라는이름 모를 나무들을 본 적… More
Interview: Arch Tait
PEN: What are some of the challenges of taking a best-selling, well-known work from its native language and translating it for a foreign audience?It’s less a challenge than a… More
Interview: Ludmila Ulitskaya
After giving it much thought, I ascribe the success of the book to the fact that it contains the answer to a question society has been struggling with but… More