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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 conversation covers his work on books like 'Ukulele Jam', 'Hugo Chavez’s biography', 'Vivian' and 'Companions'. Paul also discusses his experience working with publisher - Fitzcarraldo edtions..

(00:09) Introduction to Paul Russell Garrett

(01:39) Paul's Journey into Translation

(04:14) Paul's Experience in Translating Plays

(07:40) Paul's Experience in Translating Novels

(08:20) Promoting Danish Literature in Translation

(10:10) Paul's Mentoring Experience

(13:33) Paul's Translated Works

(21:07) Paul's Current Projects

(25:13) Discussion on the Novel 'Companions'

(29:45) Reading from 'Companions'

Paul is a literary translator from Danish and Norwegian, with drama holding a particular interest for him. He has translated a dozen plays and heads the translation mentoring programme at Foreign Affairs theatre company in London. He has also translated a score of books, most recently Michael Strunge’s punk poetry collection, Speed of Life. In 2020, his translation of Christina Hesselholdt’s Vivian was longlisted for The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Paul is the current chair of DELT (the association of Danish-English Literary Translators) and is a founding member of the translator collective, The Starling Bureau.

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పతంజలి శాస్త్రి గారు రాసిన 'యువరానర్' అనే ఈ కథ, జనవరిలో ఛాయా పబ్లికేషన్స్ ద్వారా వస్తోన్న '1+2=0 కథాసంపుటం లోనిది.

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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 spoke about her love for reading and writing which started at an early age, working with Polish Authors , organizations helping budding translators and about her work Stanislaw Lem's 'The Truth and other stories'.

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 such as Cocosola's The Witch's Isle'.

He spoke about the Living in Japan, Translations, and Business side of translation.

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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 92 minute episode of conversation with Damion Searls talking about craft of translation, his work, Thomas Mann and Jon Fosse. 

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(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's Connection to Taiwanese Literature

(17:22) Efforts to Bring Translations of Taiwanese Fiction into English

(18:45) The Challenges and Research Involved in Translating 'Stories of Sahara'

(21:37) Discussing Stories from 'Stories of Sahara'

(26:10) Conclusion and Farewell

In this episode, Mike Fu spoke about his Translation journey, organization 'Books from Taiwan' an organization which supports translations of Taiwanese literature, ALTA mentorship and his translation of writer Sanmao's book ' Stories from Sahara'

Mike Fu is a Tokyo-based writer, editor, and Chinese-English translator. He is the cofounder and translation editor of the English language journal The Shanghai Literary Review and the English editor of the bilingual art criticism magazine Heichi. Fu's translation of Stories of the Sahara by the late writer Sanmao was published by Bloomsbury and has received critical acclaim from the Paris Review, the Asian Review of Books, the Christian Science Monitor, the TLS, Asymptote, and other venues. He is currently a PhD candidate at Waseda University.

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(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) Efforts in Translating Mongolian Literature to English

(35:53) Introduction to the Short Story Compilation, Sun Cranes and Other Stories

(51:01) Reading from the Short Story Compilation, Sun Cranes and Other Stories

Simon Wickhamsmith was born in England and educated at King's College, London and the University of Washington. He spent his younger days as a monk in Tibet. He has been researching and translating Mongolian literature since the late 1990s. He currently lives in New Jersey and teaches at Rutgers University. His publications include a translation of poems by Ts. Oidov, The End of the Dark Era (Phoneme, 2015), an anthology, Suncranes and Other Stories: Modern Mongolian Short Fiction Columbia University Press, 2021), and a monograph, Politics and Literature in Mongolia 1921-1948 (Amsterdam University Press, 2020).

In this Episode, Simon spoke about his Journey into Translations, Mongolian Literature and about the book 'Suncranes and other stories'.

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(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 powerful novels you can read about war and how it destroys the lives of ordinary people. The beauty of the novel is its understated way of narration. It was written by Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov in Russian and wonderfully translated by Boris Dralyuk.

In this episode, We speak to Boris Dralyuk, about the craft of translation, Editing, Andrey Kurkov and the novel 'Grey Bees'.

Boris Dralyuk is the author of My Hollywood and Other Poems (Paul Dry Books, 2022) and the translator of Isaac Babel, Andrey Kurkov, Maxim Osipov, and other authors. His poems, translations, and criticism have appeared in the NYRB, the TLS, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. He won several awards for his work. He is the recipient of the 2022 Gregg Barrios Translation Prize from the National Book Critics Circle. Formerly editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books, he is currently an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Tulsa.He holds a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UCLA, where he taught Russian literature for several years.

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(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)The Craft of Storytelling and Writing

(50:32) The Importance of Literary Translation

(53:18) The State of Contemporary Gujarati Literature

(01:01:14) Translating and Interpreting Literary Works

(01:01:17) The Journey of Writing 'Each of Us Killers'

(01:03:56) Translating 'The Shahnaai Virtuoso'

(01:15:44) Current Projects and Future Plans

Jenny Bhatt is a writer, literary translator, and book critic. Her latest translation is The Shehnai Virtuoso and Other Stories by Dhumketu, the pioneer of the modern Gujarati short story. She has taught creative writing at Writing Workshops Dallas and the PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship Program. She resides in the Dallas, Texas, area and is currently a Ph.D. student of literature at the University of Texas at Dallas. Find her at https://jennybhattwriter.com. Sign up for her popular, free newsletters: We Are All Translators and Historical Fiction Craft Notes.

She spoke about her writing, getting the work published, Craft of Translation, contemporary Gujarati literature, the book "The Shehnai Virtuoso' and the contribution of writer Dhumketu to Gujarati Literature.

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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 కొనడానికి కింద ఇచ్చిన లింకును ఉపయోగించండి.

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