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Tag: French

Translation is a place of resting, of being in common

15th December 202015th December 2020  Kathryn Cutler-MacKenzie

After an Erasmus exchange in Paris, artist and art historian Kathryn Cutler-MacKenzie discovered that translation is about the space between languages and voices; a space that affords us new connections, ideas and friendships.

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Posted in Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: art, Erasmus, France, French, friendship, Ground Provisions, Jacques Derrida, Julia Kristeva, Kathryn Cutler-Mackenzie, Language, Languages, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Life in Languages, Paris, Photography, Sealy Thompson, Stefano Harney, Translation

Translation as Homecoming

13th December 202013th December 2020  Naima Rashid

Learning both English and Urdu at school, and teaching French after university, Naima Rashid initially felt dislocated from her “mother tongue” and land. But, on reading Urdu again, she’s discovered it’s ‘the space between languages’ that feels like home.

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Posted in Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: bi-lingual, Defiance of the Rose, French, French Language, Languages, learning languages, Life in Languages, Multi-lingual, Naima Rashid, Pakistan, Poetry, Shadow Heroes, Translation, Urdu

Adopting an Additional Identity

10th December 202011th December 2020  Toni Roberts

Little did Toni Roberts know that her decision to study Spanish at school would turn into a life-long love for a language that has since given her confidence, creativity and, above all, joy.

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Posted in Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: Christine and the Queens, Federico Garcia Lorca, Flamenco, French, Frida Kahlo, GCSE, Languages, Life in Languages, Life writing, Rosalía, Spanish, Spanish songs, Toni Roberts, Translation

Interview with award-winning translator and writer, Natasha Lehrer: ‘Translation is not a word-for-word transposition. It’s another iteration of the book.’

10th September 20205th October 2020  Elodie Rose Barnes

Natasha Lehrer, award-winning translator and writer, talks to Elodie Rose Barnes about translation theory, Oulipo writers, the joy of translating poetry and the brilliance of French author Nathalie Léger’s prose.

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Posted in Arts, Books, InterviewsTagged: Anne Garréta, Cécile Menon, Consent, Emily Wilson, Enoh Meyomesse, French, French Literature, Gaëlle Josse, George Perec, Gilbert Adair, Giulia Mensitieri, Jennifer Croft, Languages, Les Fugitives, Life in Languages, Natasha Lehrer, Nathalie Léger, Oulipo, Simon Armitage, Sophie Hughes, Sphinx, The Last Days of Ellis Island, The White Dress, Tim Parks, Translation, Vanessa Springora
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