László Krasznahorkai and the Translators Behind His Nobel Moment
When the Swedish Academy announced that László Krasznahorkai had been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, it felt like…
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The 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature: Winners Announced
The winners of the 2025 National Book Award for translated literature have been revealed, honouring five outstanding books that showcase…
International Translation Day: How It All Began
Jerome’s life was as restless as his pen. Born in the Balkans in the fourth century, he travelled widely and…
Inside the PEN Presents Translation Grant 2025
The latest winners of the PEN Presents translation grant have been announced, showcasing six projects that bring vital new voices…
Osamu Dazai in Translation: Melancholy for a New Generation
Nearly eight decades after his death, Osamu Dazai has become an unlikely figure of fascination for a new generation of…
Why World Literature in Translation Matters: Pushpinder Khaneka’s Journey
In a recent Guardian article, journalist Pushpinder Khaneka makes a compelling case for reading the world through novels. Rather than…
When the Translator Becomes the Story: Translators in Contemporary Fiction
For most of literary history, translators have been invisible. They appear in acknowledgements, if at all, and their labour is…
Milena Jesenská: Kafka’s First Translator, Beyond the Lover
When Franz Kafka’s The Stoker appeared in Czech in 1920, the translation marked a quiet milestone: it was the first…
the 2025 National Book Award Longlist for Translated Literature
The National Book Foundation’s 2025 longlist for Translated Literature spans nine languages and ten countries, offering readers an extraordinary glimpse…
Persian Literature in Translation: Reza Ghassemi in English
Deep Vellum will bring Iranian novelist and musician Reza Ghassemi’s debut work Woodwind Harmony in the Nighttime to English readers…
A New Translation of Grave of the Fireflies by Ginny Tapley Takemori
The first English translation of Akiyuki Nosaka’s Grave of the Fireflies appeared in 1978, when James R. Abrams tried to…
Yuki Tejima and the Art of Translating Mizuki Tsujimura
Mizuki Tsujimura is one of Japan’s most celebrated contemporary authors, with over forty books and several film adaptations. Translator Yuki…