I’m a projection of myself, my own exit poll. How is it possible that the years go by quickly, how…
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‘Tis that time of year again. Santas Ho-ho-ho-ing, Bing Crosby Bo-Bo-Bo-ing, red-breast robins posing on fake snow. To those who,…
This month, it is my pleasure to invite into the Italianist’s chair my talented fellow translator Lori Hetherington, who presents…
I have in my hands two tufts of braided spikes: lavender, that still has the faint fragrance of a distant…
Mention the late Sicilian writer Andrea Camilleri and people in the UK immediately think of Inspector Montalbano. Some have read…
Katherine Gregor: First of all, I have to ask: what first drew you to translation? And why Russian? Robert Chandler:…
My Russian-bred grandmother’s favourite adjective for describing a writer she truly admired was остроу́мный [ostro-úmny]. It was the highest compliment…
FOUR TRANSLATORS DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES AND JOYS OF TRANSLATING ITALIAN LITERATURE – With Howard Curtis, Richard Dixon, Katherine Gregor, Lori…
