
Discover the longlist: Leslie Camhi, ‘As a writer, I’m still learning’
She discusses why the subjects at the heart of The Book of Mother resonated with her and how reading memoirs set in Paris prepared her for the translation.
Leslie Camhi is a New York-based essayist, cultural journalist and translator.
Camhi writes for the New York Times, Vogue and other publications. She is a frequent contributor to artists’ monographs and museum catalogues. The Book of Mother is her first book-length translation.
Translated by Leslie Camhi