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REVIEW: The Book of Jakarta

Posted on 15th Jan, 20211st Feb, 2021 by Helen Vassallo

Edited by Maesy Ang and Teddy W. Kusuma (Comma Press, 2020) The Book of Jakarta is the latest addition to the Reading the City series…

Opinion post

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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Review: The Book of Shanghai

Posted on 8th Jul, 20208th Jul, 2020 by Helen Vassallo

Edited by Dai Congrong and Jin Li (Comma Press, 2020) Featuring Wang Anyi, Xiao Bai, Shen Dacheng, Chen Danyan, Cai Jun, Chen Qiufan, Xia Shang,…

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Alternative love stories from around the world

Posted on 29th May, 202029th May, 2020 by Helen Vassallo

A couple of months ago, I wrote about how the lockdown would change the way I provide content on the Translating Women blog. In that…

Review

Review: Europa28 – Writing by Women on the Future of Europe

Posted on 13th Mar, 202012th Mar, 2020 by Helen Vassallo

Edited by Sophie Hughes and Sarah Cleave (Comma Press, 2020) Europa28 is a ground-breaking anthology of women’s voices from across Europe, commissioned in response to…

Opinion post

20 books to watch out for in 2020

Posted on 15th Jan, 202020th Jan, 2020 by Helen Vassallo

2020 looks set to be an exciting year for women in translation: if, like me, you’re thinking about what your reading year will hold in…

Building Bridges interview series

Building Bridges interview series: Becca Parkinson and Zoë Turner, Comma Press

Posted on 2nd Oct, 20192nd Oct, 2019 by Helen Vassallo

Becca Parkinson and Zoë Turner work at Manchester-based publishing house Comma Press, where Becca is Engagement Manager and Zoë is Publicity and Outreach Officer. Comma…

Review

Women in Translation month 2019: 8 books reviewed

Posted on 11th Sep, 2019 by Helen Vassallo

As many of you probably know, August is Women in Translation month, an initiative started and championed by Meytal Radzinski. In honour of this year’s…

Interview

Building Bridges: Translating Women interview series 2019

Posted on 23rd Aug, 2019 by Helen Vassallo

In the springtime this year, I published a remarkable interview with translator Sophie Hughes. Shortly after Sophie’s interview I received a small grant to travel…

General

20 books to inspire your summer reading

Posted on 19th Jul, 2019 by Helen Vassallo

I’m off on holiday for a couple of weeks, and by the time I return Women in Translation Month will be in full swing. This…

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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

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🟣 of any era.

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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:

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ifru_londonInstitut français UK@ifru_london·
14 Dec

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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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