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He tells us how translation makes meaningful connections across languages possible and about the LGBTQ+ community that inspired him to write his novel.
She discusses the challenges she faced working on her translation during the pandemic and being a champion of Indonesian literature.
The author of Love in the Big City, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022, talks about his childhood fascination with detective fiction and how his parents, friends and past loves inspired his novel
The translator reveals the far-reaching impact A.S. Byatt’s work has on his life and how a misspelling in Spot left him feeling scandalised as a child.
She discusses how she uses the fantastical to address the horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society.
Geetanjali Shree tells us the importance of a global worldview in literature.
Daisy Rockwell details the rich and diverse world of South Asian literature and the liberation she feels while experimenting with language.
Sam Bett details the creativity involved in the translation process and how he’s never made it past the first page of Don Quixote.
Kawakami talks about the significance of her longlisted work being translated into English.
David Boyd on his adoration for Japanese literature and how music became a common language when translating Heaven.
