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DIA(B)LOGURI, ROMANIAN AUTHORS IN ENGLISH

“To become a translator takes infinite work” – Interview with award-winning translator Sean Cotter

SEAN COTTER is Professor of Literature and Literary Translation at The University of Texas at Dallas. He has translated numerous important works of Romanian literature, including Wheel with a Single Spoke and Other Poems by Nichita Stănescu, for which he received the Three Percent Best Translated Book Award 2013, Blinding: the Left Wing by Mircea Cărtărescu (Archipelago Books, 2013), Curl by T.O. Bobe (Wakefield Press, 2019), a finalist for the Derek Walcott Prize … Continue reading “To become a translator takes infinite work” – Interview with award-winning translator Sean Cotter

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New Books in Translation: 2023 (with a look back to 2022)

Romanian literature has so far had a hard time conquering the English speaking world. The (in)famous 3-4%, referring to the share of translations of the total annual publications in the US and UK, has become an obsession among translators, authors, agents, and literary promoters. The percentage is similar on the two sides of the Atlantic and has moved, albeit very slightly, upwards in recent years. … Continue reading New Books in Translation: 2023 (with a look back to 2022)

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Susan Curtis-Kojakovic: „Secretul este perseverența”

Susan Curtis-Kojakovic este directoarea Istros Books, editură londoneză independentă dedicată traducerilor din literaturile Europei de Sud-Est. În 2011, a fondat Istros cu intenția de a le oferi cititorilor de limba engleză cele mai bune cărți recente – de ficțiune și non-ficțiune – publicate în această regiune atât de neglijată în ce privește traducerile. Printre autorii din portofoliul său se numără câștigători ai unor importante premii … Continue reading Susan Curtis-Kojakovic: „Secretul este perseverența”

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