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32: Aug 12, 2022: Salman Rushdie on literary translation
31. Aug 05, 2022: For whom (or why) do we translate?
30. Jul 29, 2022: Vincent van Gogh and the art of translation
29. Jul 22, 2022: How to begin translating (reader question)
28. Jul 15, 2022: When is a translation (or any work of art) done?
27. Jul 08, 2022: On translated treasures
26. Jul 01, 2022: On reviewing translations
25. Jun 24, 2022: Reading like a translator
24. Jun 17, 2022: Language as a blueprint for culture
23. Jun 10, 2022: Literary Translation = Ethnography + Anthropology + Linguistics + History
22. Jun 03, 2022: Translations as variations on a theme
21. May 27, 2022: And the Man Booker International goes to . . .
20. May 20, 2022: Political correctness or language policing or linguistic sensitivity?
19. May 13, 2022: The inner alchemy effect of literary translation
18. May 06, 2022: On how audiobooks can help improve language listening skills
17. April 29, 2022: Forty-three English translations of the same Japanese verse
16. April 22, 2022: The language of relocation
15. April 15, 2022: Translating traditions and rituals through the ages
14. April 08, 2022: Onomatopoeic words should be the easiest to translate but . . .
13. April 01, 2022: When you disagree with the original author’s aesthetics or ethics
12. March 25, 2022: On the use of metaphors
11. March 18, 2022: One of the most difficult words to translate in any language
10. March 11, 2022: Literary translation as an act of self-care
9. March 04, 2022: What do you think of “Globish”?
8. February 25, 2022: The silences in language that translation struggles to capture
7. February 18, 2022: Some writing and translating wisdom from social media
6. February 11, 2022: Words that carry entire histories and ways of being within them
5. February 4, 2022: “microsuspense: the desire to keep reading, the drive to turn the page”
4. January 28, 2022: What we talk about when we talk about literary translation
3. January 21, 2022: “. . . the peace of the dancing mind–is our work . . .” (Morrison)
2. January 14, 2022: Long words and sentences (e.g. “Kraftfahrzeughaftpflichtversicherung”)
1. January 07, 2022: First Words: Welcome and Thank You
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JULY 26, 2022: The first substantive English translation of the Gujarati short story pioneer, Dhumketu (1892–1965.) The first book-length translation from Gujarati to English published in the US.
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“Dhumketu is a wonderfully gripping storyteller . . . Bhatt has certainly done him justice in this excellent selection.” ~JENNIFER CROFT, translator of The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
“The translator . . . follows each dip and tremor in the narrative flow with practised ease and linguistic flair . . .” ~N KALYAN RAMAN, translator of The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan
“. . . a love letter to the power of art and the human spirit . . . These stories invite readers to rediscover the wonder in the quotidian.” ~KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Complex characters, vibrant imagery, and descriptions of rural Gujarat State bolster each of the stories. Readers are in for a treat.” ~PUBLISHERS WEEKLY