English Episodes
Translator Brian Robert Moore on the Italian Writer Michele Mari ( Italian)
The guest for this Episode is Brian Robert Moore. He spoke about his stint in Italy as a publisher and Editor and his Translation of the beautiful Short story collection 'You-Bleeding Childhood' written by the great Italian...
Translating As a means of ‘Negotiating with Identity’ - Jessica Cohen ( Hebrew)
Jessica Cohen is an independent translator born in England, raised in Israel, and living in Denver. She translates contemporary Hebrew prose and other creative work. In 2017, she shared the Man Booker International Prize with...
Life in Translation - Peter Bush (Catalan)
The guest for this Episode is Peter Bush. Born in Lincolnshire, UK, He has translated works from Catalan , French, Spanish and Portuguese to English. He spoke about his Translations in Catalan, Prominent authors in Catalan...
Alex Zucker about Czech Writer Jachym Topol and Translation contracts (Czech)
In this episode, Senior translator Alex Zucker spoke about his work, Translation contracts and the Czech Author Jachym Topol. Alex Zucker has translated novels by the Czech authors Magdaléna Platzová, Jáchym Topol, Bianca Bel...
Tiffany Tsao on her Writing and Translations (Indonesian)
The Guest for Today's Episode is Tiffany Tsao. Tiffany Tsao is a writer and literary translator. She is the author of the novel The Majesties and the Oddfits fantasy trilogy (so far, The Oddfits and The More Known World .) Sh...
Aananth Daksnamurthy on his Journey into Publishing
Today’s guest is Aananth Daksnamurthy. He is speaking about his passion for reading and publishing and his upcoming trip to India and Srilaka to look for literature for publication as a part of the SALT initiative. Aananth D...
Romesh Gunesekera on reading and evaluating for the International Booker Prize-2024)
Romesh Gunesekera is on Harshaneeyam talking about evaluating the International Booker Prize - 2024 and his journey as a reader and writer. Romesh Gunesekera was born in Colombo and lives in London. He is a Fellow of the Roya...
Stuart Allen on 'Undiscovered' (Long-listed for International Booker Prize 2024)
In this episode, Book Blogger, Reviewer, Stuart Allen spoke about the novel 'Undiscovered' and his passion for book reading. Stuart Allen Lives in Chesterfield near the Peak District in UK. He works for the NHS to support pa...
Marina Sofia on 'Kairos' (short listed for Interntational Booker Prize - 2024)
'Kairos' is a novel written by the famous German Novelist Jenny Erpenbeck. It was translated into English by Michael Hoffman. It is about life in East Germany in the 1980s, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and its effects. its sh...
Fiammetta Rocco (Administrator - International Booker Prize) in Harshaneeyam
Our Guest for this episode is Fiammetta Rocco, Administrator for International Booker Prize since it was established in 2005. Fiammetta spoke about her childhood in Nairobi, her love for books, her multilingualism, and the si...
Sarah Timmer Harvey on 'What I Would Rather Not Think About' (Short listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Sarah Timmer Harvey spoke about translation of the novel, ' What I would Rather not think about' which is Short listed for International booker prize - 2024 in this episode. Sarah Timmer Harvey is a translator and writer cu...
Kira Josefsson on 'The Details' (Long listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
This episode's guest is Kira Josefsson. She spoke about her translated work, 'The Details,' which is long-listed for the International Booker Prize 2024. 'The Details' was originally published in Swedish. Ia Genberg is the au...
Boris Dralyuk on 'The Silver Bone' (Long listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Today We have Boris Dralyuk With us. He is speaking about his translation of 'The Silver Bone' Written in Russian by Andrey Kurkov. 'The Silver Bone' is Long-Listed for International Booker Prize - 2024. Boris Dralyuk is a po...
John Hodgson on Ismail Kadare and 'A Dictator Calls' (Albanian Novel : Long listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Today, we have Distinguished Albanian translator John Hodgson with us. He is talking about his international Booker-longlisted rendition of 'A Dictator Calls' written by Albanian Writer Ismail Kadare. The author and translato...
Johnny Lorenz on 'Crooked Plow' (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Today, Johnny Lorenz will speak on his translation of 'Crooked Plow,' which is long-listed for the International Booker Prize-2024. Johnny Lorenz, son of Brazilian immigrants to the United States, is a translator of Brazilian...
Noel Hernández González on 'Simpatia' (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Guest for Today's Episode is Noel Hernandez Gonzalez talking about hsi experience of Co-Translating 'Simpatia' a Spanish Novel, which has been longlisted for International Booker - 2024. Noel Hernández González is originall...
Annie Mcdermott on 'Not a River' - (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Guest for this Episode is Annie Mcdermott. Annie McDermott is the translator of a dozen books from Spanish and Portuguese, by such writers as Mario Levrero, Ariana Harwicz, Brenda Lozano, Fernanda Trías and Lídia Jorge. She w...
Leah Janeczko on 'Lost on Me' (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Guest for this episode is Leah Janeczko. Originally from Chicago, Leah Janeczko has lived in Milan since 1991. For over 25 years she’s been an Italian-to-English translator of fiction for all ages. Her recent translations inc...
Sora Kim Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae on "Mater 2-10"(Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Sora Kim Russell and Youngjae translate from Korean to English. Their co-translation of Hwang Sok-yong’s Mater 2-10 has been longlisted for the 2024 Booker International Prize. In this episode, they spoke about the author an...
Oonagh Stransky on Translating 'The House on Via Gemito'(Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Guest for this Episode is Translator - Oonagh Stransky. She spoke about her translation of 'The House on Via Gemito' Which is long listed for International Booker - 2024. Oonagh Stransky’s translations from the Italian includ...
Kate Webster on her Translation of "White Nights" (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Today we have with us - Kate Webster who is a translator based in London. She will be speaking about her Translation of "White Nights" written in Polish by Urszula Honek. 'White Nights' is long listed for International Book...
Jacob Rogers about Translating from Galician Language (Galician)
Today we have Jacob Rogers with us . He is a translator from Galician and Spanish. He has won grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the PEN/Heim Translation Fund, and co-edited features of Galician literature f...
Sawad Hussain on Arabic Translations, Developmental editing & Mentoring (Arabic)
In this episode, Sawad Hussain spoke about bringing Arabic Literature into English, developmental editing, her passion for mentoring and her new book ‘Djinn’s Apple'. Sawad Hussain is a translator from Arabic whose work in 2...
Ros Schwartz on Translation
(00:00) Introduction to the Guest: Rose Schwartz (01:33) Rose Schwartz's Early Love for French (03:29) Living in France: Experiences and Learnings (04:37) Entry into Translation (06:48) Challenges and Triumphs of First Book ...