Read and share #translation every September. #TranslationMonth Founder @LorenKleinman. Translation Editor: Dana Serea.

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Thanks for celebrating #TranslationMonth with us! We're grateful for translated poetry and prose, for the community we found in translation, and for the work you do. We're grateful for you. THANK YOU. Please consider subscribing with a small pledge. nationaltranslationmonth.sub…
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Congratulations to the author and translators!
BREAKING NEWS The 2025 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”
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RT @aliner: Celebrating the translators of this incredible author. Once again, celebrating the planet that gave us @caringerel and George S…
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I took this picture of Olga and László in London in 2018. Congrats to Krasznahorkai and his translators, including @george_szirtes and @caringerel, and long live a Central Europe free of dictators (foreign and domestic) and full of magnificent minds like these!
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We could not be more thrilled to reveal the cover for THE SUMMER MY MOTHER HAD GREEN EYES, a novel by Tatiana Țîbuleac, translated by Monica Cure. One of the most celebrated European novels of the 21st century, it will finally arrive in English in January of 2026!
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We could not be more thrilled to reveal the cover for THE SUMMER MY MOTHER HAD GREEN EYES, a novel by Tatiana Țîbuleac, translated by Monica Cure. One of the most celebrated European novels of the 21st century, it will finally arrive in English in January of 2026!
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Today in the ARB: Jianan Qian reviews “Portraits in White” by Kaori Lai tr from Chinese by Sylvia Li-chun Lin & Howard Goldblatt @ColumbiaUP asianreviewofbooks.com/portr…
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One of the most celebrated European novels of the 21st century finally arrives in English. Announcement later this week.
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THE LOST SOLDIERS, @AKurkov’s latest Kyiv mystery, has a UK cover! My wonderful editor @maclehosepress is making his way through the translation now. Today he sent me a nice note, highlighting a passage he particularly admired.
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#TranslationMonth may be coming to an end, but here are two wonderful parting shots: two poems by Tsering Woeser translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain. Thanks for celebrating with us! nationaltranslationmonth.sub…
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In this blog post, translator Darryl Sterk reflects on the linguistic and cultural challenges of translating Syaman Rapongan's EYES OF THE OCEAN into English. buff.ly/txQjoGr #NationalTranslation month #ChineseLiterature #Taiwan #Tao #ReadtheWorll @TranslateMonth
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In this blog post, Liz Evans Weber reflects on her translation journey, evolving from rigid academic brackets to confident literary translator. buff.ly/08zdr4a #NationalTranslateMonth #ReadTheWorld @TranslateMonth @LitTranslate #SciFi
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Great books deserve a second chance to shine! These posts highlight how talented translators bring global literature to life for English readers. buff.ly/fjHCSOe #ReadTheWorld #NationalTranslationMonth #TranslateMonth @TranslateMonth @LitTranslate
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RT @aliner: Can’t wait to visit Daniela Tarazona’s animal tonight. 🖤
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In case you missed it: there won't be a French translation of Canti del caos because the publisher deems the book too radical and transgressive. open.spotify.com/episode/1ah…
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We're wrapping up National Translation Month with tales of women who mastered deception in Ming Dynasty China. buff.ly/6YxAKLm #NationalTranslationMonth #MingDynasty #FemaleSwindlers #HistoryUnveiled #ReadTheWorld @TranslateMonth @LitTranslate
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Today, we're honored to present an excerpt from the forthcoming bilingual edition of poems by Jeanette Clariond, translated from Spanish by Forrest Gander. Happy #TranslationMonth and happy reading! —Dana Serea, Translation Editor nationaltranslationmonth.sub…
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"We, with our glory and splendor, have reached the sky; but we desire a state that is still higher yet."
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