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In this episode Kaija Straumanis who wears multiple hats as an artist, translator, and editor, discusses her father's profound influence on her, significance of Latvian Language in her life, her experience with the Dalkey Archive Press , Open Letter Books, and the significance of translation in her life. She also shares about her unique visual art project, 'Stuff Thrown on My Head' and talks about her insights on Latvian contemporary literature. Additionally, she spoke about her work on 'High...

Yarri Kamara is a Sierra Leonean-Ugandan translator, writer and policy researcher. She recently relocated to Milan, Italy after having lived in Burkina Faso for almost two decades. After years of translating academic and technical texts from French and Italian into English, Yarri ventured into literary translation observing that few African authors were being translated by African translators. Her translation of Monique Ilboudo’s So Distant From My Life (Tilted Axis Press, 2022) won a PEN-Heim t...

In this Episode Tina Kover spoke about the intiative 'Translators Aloud' and about the French Novel she translated 'Postcard' in detail. Tina Kover is the translator of over thirty books from French, including Anne Berest’s The Postcard, Négar Djavadi’s Disoriental, and Emmelie Prophète’s Blue. Her work has won the Albertine Prize, the French Voices Award, and the Lambda Literary Award, and has been shortlisted for the (U.S.) National Book Award, the International Dublin Literary Award, the PEN ...

In this episode Kari Dickson Speaks about Children fiction from Norway, Authors Erika Fatland, Rune Christiansen and about the novel she translated so beautifully 'The Loneliness in Lydia Erneman's life'. Kari Dickson is an award-winning literary translator from Norwegian. Her work includes crime fiction, literary fiction, children’s books, theatre and non-fiction. She is also an occasional tutor in Norwegian language, literature and translation at the University of Edinburgh, and has worked wit...

In this episode, International Booker award winning translator Michele Hutchison talks about the craft of translation, her work and her translation of 'We are Light'. We Are Light is an exquisitely translated novel in which obsession, mental illness, and deferred dreams lead to complex, compounding tragedies. Michele Hutchison (b. 1972) is a literary translator from Dutch and French into English. A former commissioning editor at various top publishing houses, she has translated more than fort...

In this Episode , Tess Lewis spoke about Translating Micro fiction, her marathon project 'Notes', Seagull books, and some really useful books on the art of translation. You can find the recommended list of books compiled by her in the show notes - Tess Lewis is a writer and translator from French and German. Her translations include works by Peter Handke, , Jonas Lüscher , Lutz Seiler, Walter Benjamin, and Montaigne. Her translation of Maja Haderlap’s Angel of Oblivion won the ACFNY Translati...

In this episode, Translator from Icelandic to English, larissa Kyzer talks about her translations, Icelandic literature, Special relation Icelanders have with Volcanoes and the book 'The Fires'. you can find the link to buy the book, 'The Fires' in the show notes. https://www.larissakyzer.com/about Larissa Kyzer is a writer and Icelandic to English literary translator. Her translation of Kristín Eiríksdóttir ’s A Fist or a Heart was awarded the American Scandinavian Foundation’s 2019 translatio...

Lola Rogers translates novels, short stories, poems, comics, and children literature from Finnish into English. Her most recent translation is the internationally acclaimed novel Summer Fishing in Lapland (U.S. Title Fishing for the Little Pike ), by Juhani Karila. Lola’s translations have been shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize and the Petrona Award for Nordic crime fiction. Her translation of Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun won the 2017 Prometheus Award. She was nam...

In this Episode, Peter Constantine, Speaks about his journey into World of languages, his translation work in multiple languages and his novel 'Purchased Bride'. Set in Turkey in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, The Purchased Bride reflects the true story of Constantine's Greek grandmother, Maria, who was bought when she was fifteen by a much older, wealthy Ottoman man. The novel can be purchased using the link given in the show notes. http://bit.ly/purchasedbride Peter Constantine’s recen...

Damion Searls is a translator from German, Norwegian, French, and Dutch, and a writer in English. He has translated about sixty books, including ten by this year's Nobel Prize winner, Jon Fosse, and won numerous translation awards, including Guggenheim and Cullman Center fellowships; the biggest German-to-English translation prize in America, for Uwe Johnson's four-volume ANNIVERSARIES; and the biggest such prize in England, twice, for books by Hans Keilson and Saša Stanišić. His own writing inc...

పి.సత్యవతి 1940 జూలైలో గుంటూరు జిల్లా , కొలకలూరులో జన్మించారు. ఆంగ్ల సాహిత్యంలో పట్టభద్రులు. ఆంగ్ల అధ్యాపకురాలుగా వృత్తిని చేపట్టి పదవీ విరమణ చేశారు. ప్రత్యేకంగా కథాప్రక్రియలో కృషి చేశారు. చాసో స్ఫూర్తి అవార్డును, సాహిత్య అకాడెమీ అనువాదం అవార్డునీ, కువెంపు జాతీయ అవార్డునీ , పొట్టి శ్రీరాములు తెలుగు యూనివర్సిటీ విశిష్ట పురస్కారాలను అందుకున్నారు. 2016 లో విశాలాంధ్ర పబ్లిషర్స్ 40 కథలతో వీరి కథా సంకలనం ప్రచురించింది. సాహిత్యంవైపు తనను మళ్ళించిన పరిస్థితుల గురించీ, చదివే పుస్తకాలగురించీ, తన రచ...

Mirgul Kali translates from her native Kazakh. Her translations of short stories by classic and contemporary Kazakh writers appeared in Tupelo Quarterly, Electric Literature, Exchanges, The Massachusetts Review, Gulf Coast , and other publications. She received a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant and a PEN Translates award for her translation of Baqytgul Sarmekova’s To Hell with Poets , a short story collection forthcoming from Tilted Axis Press in 2024. She holds an MFA in Literary Translation fr...

In this episode, literary translator Paul Russell Garrett talks about his experience translating plays and books from Danish. He discusses his interest in drama, and how he fell in love with the Danish language. Paul also throws light on the Association of Danish English Literary Translators (DELT). He highlights the importance of the Danish Arts Foundation in supporting language and literature. He shares about his mentorship at the National Centre for Writing and his later role as a mentor. The...

పతంజలి శాస్త్రి గారు రాసిన 'యువరానర్' అనే ఈ కథ, జనవరిలో ఛాయా పబ్లికేషన్స్ ద్వారా వస్తోన్న '1+2=0 కథాసంపుటం లోనిది. * For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the below link https://bit.ly/epfedbck Harshaneeyam on Spotify App – http://bit.ly/harshaneeyam Harshaneeyam on Apple App – http://apple.co/3qmhis5 *Contact us - harshaneeyam@gmail.com ***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Intervie...

Antonia Lloyd-Jones has translated works by many of Poland’s leading contemporary novelists and reportage authors, as well as crime fiction, poetry and children’s books. Her translation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by 2018 Nobel Prize laureate Olga Tokarczuk was shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International prize. For ten years she was a mentor for the Emerging Translators’ Mentorship Programme, and is a former co-chair of the UK Translators Association. In this episode, she...

Emily Balistrieri is an American translator based in Japan. Emily translates Literary fiction, Japanese Manga novels and provides subtitles for animation films. His Published translations include Tomihiko Morimi's The Tatami Galaxy , Ao Omae's People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice , Eiko Kadono's Kiki's Delivery Service , and Shaw Kuzki's Soul Lanterns, among many others. He did the English subtitles for Takahide Hori's award-winning film Junk Head and occasionally works on video games suc...

How far do you go to translate the work that you seriously loved? In the case of Jon Fosse, the Norwegian author, the extraordinaire Damion Searls - learnt Norwegian to bring Fosse to the anglophone world. Here is Damion Searls - talking about Jon Fosse and translating his new book ‘A Shining’. For people who live in twin cities - Akshara Book stores have a few copies of ‘A Shining’ and ‘Aliss at the fire’ both masterfully translated by Damion Searls. On 25th December you can have the Full 9...

(00:06) Introduction to Mike Fu and His Translation Journey (01:06) Welcoming Mike Fu to the Podcast (01:19) Exploring the Life and Works of Taiwanese Writer, Sanmao (03:23) Introduction to the Book, Stories of Sahara (06:18) Understanding the Chinese Language and Its Variants (08:16) Mike Fu's Journey into Translation (09:54) The Journey of Translating 'Stories of the Sahara' (12:17) Mike Fu's Involvement with ALTA Mentorship (14:04) Mike Fu's Work with Shanghai Literary Review (16:25) Mike Fu'...

(00:06) Introduction and Background of Simon Wickham Smith (01:35) Simon's Introduction to Mongolian, Tibetan, and Manchu Languages (06:13) Simon's Encounter with Mongolian Literature and Culture (10:17) Simon's Meditation Practice (12:45) Introduction to Mongolia and Its Sociopolitical Situation (17:07) Overview of Contemporary Mongolian Literature (22:35) Simon's Translation Works: Politics and Literature in Mongolia (30:05) Simon's Translation Works: The Secret Life of Sixth Dalai Lama (34:53...

(00:07) Introduction to Greybees and its Author (01:47) Background (01:55) Early Life and Influences (05:35) Journey into English Language and Literature (07:23) Living in Hollywood: Impact on Literary Temperament (12:10) Approach to Translating Prose and Poetry (15:56) Mentors and Collaborators (20:32) Experience as an Editor and Reviewer (32:23) Discussion on the Novel 'Greybees' (44:46) Reading from 'Greybees' (47:02) Conclusion of the Podcast The novel 'Grey Bees' is one of the most powe...

(00:06) Introduction to Jenny Bhatt (01:37) Jenny's Early Writing Journey (03:49) Transition from Engineering to Writing (07:00) Challenges of Balancing Work and Writing (08:55) Turning Point: From Engineer to Full-Time Writer (10:18 )Journey to Getting Published (19:59) The Art of Translation (26:27) Teaching Creative Writing (32:05) Desi Books: A Platform for South Asian Literature (45:36) The Intricacies of Book Promotion and Literary Awards (47:08) The Art of Writing and Publishing (47:51)Th...

ఈ ఎపిసోడ్లో రచయిత మెహెర్ తన సాహితీ వ్యాసాల సంకలనం 'పడి మునకలు' పుస్తకం గురించి మనతో మాట్లాడారు. తెలుగులో మనకున్న విలక్షణమైన రచయిత. తూర్పుగోదావరి మండపేటలో జన్మించారు. జర్నలిస్టుగా ఆంధ్రజ్యోతిలో పని చేస్తున్నారు. 2007లో బ్లాగు మొదలుపెట్టి కథలు రాస్తున్నారు. ఆయన రచించిన 2019లో ‘చేదుపూలు’ కథా సంపుటి, ‘మెటమార్ఫసిస్ - ఇంకొన్ని కథలు’ కాఫ్కా రచనల అనువాదం విడుదలయ్యాయి. 2023లో ‘పడి మునకలు’ నాన్ ఫిక్షన్ పుస్తకం విడుదలైంది. తనకు ఇష్టమైన రచయితల గురించి, రచన పట్ల తన దృక్పధాన్ని గురించి రాసిన ఈ పుస్తకం కొనడ...

(00:02) Introduction to Christina Kramer (00:39) Journey as a Language Learner (04:31) Teaching Career (07:26) Introduction to Macedonian Language (08:49) Work on Macedonian Grammar (09:58) Contemporary Literature and Writing in Macedonian (11:57) Christina's Transition from Linguist to Translator (15:34) Translation Workflow and Challenges (16:55) 'Freud's Sister' (19:54) 'Bai Ganyo, Incredible Tales of Modern Bulgarian' (23:03) 'Fear of Barbarians' (27:57) Translation Choices and Challenges (3...

(00:06) Introduction and Background of Sevinc Turkon Sevinc Turkon earned a Ph.... (01:35) Sevinc's Multilingual Background and Journey into Translations You know Turkish, Bulgarian, and German.... (04:12) Sevinc's PhD Dissertation and the Need for Multiple Translations Your PhD dissertation was about the need for multiple translations.... (09:34) Sevinc's Experience Teaching Orhan Pamuk's Works You wrote a book on teaching the works of Orhan Pamuk.... (17:40) Sevinc's Insights on Contemporary T...