This was another packed year. I translated from all three of my languages and had just the right combination of epic … More
Category: Translation
Hundred: What You Learn in a Lifetime
Do you want to know what life has in store? It’s all here in this book. All the little things … More
A History of the World with the Women Put Back In
* Our English PEN and Goethe Institut funded translation is out this week! * Title: A History of the World … More
Trees for the Absentees
Philistia’s world is that of an ordinary university student, except that in occupied Palestine, and when your father is in … More
The Magic Story Shop has a cover!
My translation of Katja Frixe’s The Magic Story Shop is now up on the Rock the Boat website. It’s out … More
Teaching at Manchester in Translation
I’m going to be leading a workshop in literary translation from Arabic to English on 21 Feb as part of Manchester … More
PEN Translates grant for A History of the World With the Women Put Back In It
The news is nearly a month old now but I’m still thrilled that the book I’m working hard on right … More
Books translated in 2018, to be published in 2019
It seems that at some point in the last few months I started saying ‘yes’ to all the projects I … More
THE RAVEN’S CHILDREN by Yulia Yakovleva
Leningrad, 1938. When Shura and Tanya’s parents and little brother suddenly disappear in the middle of the night, it’s … More
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
