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Tag: Sophie Hughes

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…

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…

Review

Review: Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season

Posted on 19th Feb, 202019th Feb, 2020 by Helen Vassallo

Translated from Spanish (Mexico) by Sophie Hughes (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2020) Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season is a torrential vision of people on the margins of society, and…

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…

Opinion post

Changing the status quo: the 2019 Man Booker International prize

Posted on 21st May, 2019 by Helen Vassallo

Tonight the winner of the 2019 Man Booker International prize will be announced, and it’s something of a landmark year for women in translation. I…

Interview

On The Remainder, equality, and throwing out the rulebook: an interview with Sophie Hughes

Posted on 16th Apr, 2019 by Helen Vassallo

I’m delighted today to bring you an interview with Sophie Hughes. Sophie is the translator of Alia Trabucco Zerán’s The Remainder, which was published by And…

Opinion post

The Man Booker International 2019 longlist: picks, celebrations, and regrets

Posted on 21st Mar, 201921st Mar, 2019 by Helen Vassallo

The picks Last week saw the announcement of the Man Booker Prize longlist, and with it a remarkable and welcome surge of women in translation:…

Review

A bittersweet novel with enormous heart: Laia Jufresa, Umami

Posted on 9th Jul, 2018 by Helen Vassallo

Translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes (OneWorld, 2016). There are very few books that I love completely, unconditionally, evangelically, and Umami is one of…

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TheBookerPrizesThe Booker Prizes@TheBookerPrizes·
14 Mar

We are delighted to announce the #InternationalBooker2023 longlist. Congratulations to all the authors and translators.

Find out more about each of the books here: https://t.co/U4KH7EkhZj

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HeatherParryUKHeather Parry@HeatherParryUK·
10 Mar

I *devoured* this in two hours yesterday. So filmic, so tense. If you liked Augustina Bazterrica's Tender is the Flesh you will love this, but it is very different too; very subtle. By Ana Paula Maia
with translation by @ZAPtranslations. Another banger from @CharcoPress!

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wwbordersWordsWithoutBorders@wwborders·
8 Mar

For #IWD2023, ten forthcoming books written and translated by women:
https://t.co/d2h3hwHW9i

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LoudTranslatorsTranslators Aloud@LoudTranslators·
8 Mar

On this #InternationalWomensDay2023, why not enjoy a selection of the globe's very best novels & short stories in every genre, written by women & read by the talented people who have translated them? It's all here in our #WomeninTranslation playlist! #WIT
https://t.co/Wbt66ksK0j

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ifru_londonInstitut français UK@ifru_london·
8 Mar

Today is #InternationalWomensDay ✊

Spotlight on great and talented women in our #WomenShapingtheWorld strand!

Don't miss a series of events, film screenings and discussions with and about women shaping the world!

Check what's on
👉https://t.co/Ge8kikI0I4

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