Leningrad, 1938. When Shura and Tanya’s parents and little brother suddenly disappear in the middle of the night, it’s … More
Author: Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp
Literary translator from Arabic, German and Russian into English
Apple Cake and Baklava
Title: Apple Cake and Baklava Author: Kathrin Rohmann Illustrator: Franziska Harvey My English translation published by: Darf Publishers 2018 Aimed … More
The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature’s Secret Signs
At what temperature do bees stay home? Why do southerly winds in winter often bring storms? How can birdsong or … More
What I translated in 2017… and what’s out in 2018
This year has been an extremely busy one with some very enjoyable and satisfying books to translate. I’ve fulfilled a … More
Banthology: Stories from Unwanted Nations
This urgent and timely collection brings together seven specially commissioned stories from the so-called ‘banned nations’: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, … More
A Crime in Ramallah, Abbad Yahya
The Words without Borders July 2017 issue “Divided Countries” includes an excerpt I’ve translated of A Crime in Ramallah by … More
Farewell to the Horse: The Final Century of Our Relationship
*** BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, from 29 May 2017 *** *** Sunday Times history book of the year … More
Sacrifice – a German crime thriller
He must hunt her down. Kill her. Destroy her . . . In her very first case, criminal psychologist Lena … More
The Prehistory of the Turkic-Speaking Peoples
Slavic and Turkish languages have been studied separately for many years. This book offers scientific and theoretical hypotheses on the … More
Bottled up by Basma Abdel Aziz
‘I could wander aimlessly from one colleague’s office to another, stopping here and there for a chat, maybe a cup … More
