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The 17th woman laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature

Posted on 21st Oct, 202219th Oct, 2022 by Helen Vassallo

On 6th October 2022, iconic French writer Annie Ernaux was announced as the 119th winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the 17th woman laureate…

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International Booker Prize 2022: Tilting the Axis of “world literature”

Posted on 3rd Jun, 202220th Jun, 2022 by Helen Vassallo

Last week Geetanjali Shree’s novel Tomb of Sand, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell, won the International Booker Prize. Many media headlines have focused on…

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It’s time for change…

Posted on 8th Apr, 20228th Apr, 2022 by Helen Vassallo

I think this post has been a long time coming… I’m making a big change to the way I do the blog part of Translating…

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International Women’s Day 2022: Break the Bias

Posted on 8th Mar, 20227th Mar, 2022 by Helen Vassallo

Women in Translation: how to read the world differently This International Women’s Day I wrote a guest post for the Pan MacMillan publishing house, looking…

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The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing: a personal story

Posted on 3rd Mar, 20223rd Mar, 2022 by Helen Vassallo

Today’s post is a little different from my usual ones, because I want to talk to you about a translated text coming out next week……

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Best books of 2021 (a personal and entirely subjective list!)

Posted on 22nd Dec, 202117th Dec, 2021 by Helen Vassallo

When I wrote my round-up of 2020, I had no idea that 2021 would be another year of restrictions and adaptations. I haven’t read as…

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Choose to Challenge: International Women’s Day 2021

Posted on 8th Mar, 20218th Mar, 2021 by Helen Vassallo

***Don’t miss an exciting Women in Translation giveaway to celebrate International Women’s Day! Details at the end of the post, or directly in this tweet***…

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Women in translation 2020: my literary picks for the year that was…       

Posted on 5th Jan, 20215th Jan, 2021 by Helen Vassallo

I had intended to post this piece in December, but the end of the year brought some unexpected challenges and I had to delay it…

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Reading recommendations: the coronavirus edition

Posted on 21st Apr, 2020 by Helen Vassallo

In my recent open letter, I talked about my belief that literature from other cultures – especially from marginalised voices – can be a crucial…

Opinion post

An open letter to friends of Translating Women

Posted on 25th Mar, 202025th Mar, 2020 by Helen Vassallo

Dear friends, I hope you and your loved ones are all safe and well. The past week has seen an upheaval of life as we…

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official_fozWill Forrester@official_foz·
3 Jan

Translators anywhere in the world: @englishpen's #PENPresents is now open for proposals to create sample translations of previously untranslated works

🔵 in any language
🔴 of any form & genre
🟠 from any region
🟣 of any era.

w/ @translatewomen.

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GlobalLitinGlobalLiteratureinLibrariesInitiative@GlobalLitin·
3 Jan

Fish Soup by Margarita García Robayo, tr. by Charlotte Coombe – an entertaining story collection... probes corners of society that remain largely impenetrable. It’s unapologetic – as well as humorous & devastating in turn. A review:

https://t.co/RZkzDgP0D3

#ColombianLit #WIT

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ifru_londonInstitut français UK@ifru_london·
14 Dec

#BookOfTheWeek
Nina Bouraoui's Satisfaction is an intimate glimpse into Mme Akli's life, her thoughts, feelings & impressions in 1970s Algeria, exploring closure, desire & love gone astray

Satisfation, edited by @HeloisePress translated by @aneesa50abbas

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LLCatEdinburghLLCatEdinburgh@LLCatEdinburgh·
12 Dec

Earlier this year, we spoke to graduate @rosie_hedger who came to university after @LEAPS1996, fell in love with Norwegian, and became a literary translator. Rosie works almost exclusively with female writers, inc. @marieau and @HelgaFlatland. https://t.co/JyuoQah5nf #LuciaFest

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translatewomenTranslating Women@translatewomen·
9 Dec

Another Tilted triumph... just read Monique Ilboudo's SO DISTANT FROM MY LIFE, a pulsing yet sobering story of emigration attempts, family bonds, unexpected generosity & global indifference in a vibrant translation by Yarri Kamara. @TiltedAxisPress blazing a trail once again.

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