Women in Translation

  • Women in Translation: Five books published by Fitzcarraldo Editions

    This month, August, is a chance to celebrate women in translation, specifically women authors who’s works have been translated. There’s so much good translated literature out there. For this month, I’ll be sharing some inspiration from women authors all around the world who have had their work translated into English. I know a lot of…

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  • Women in Translation: Five books published by Charco Press

    This month, August, is a chance to celebrate women in translation, specifically women authors who’s works have been translated. There’s so much good translated literature out there. For this month, I’ll be sharing some inspiration from women authors all around the world who have had their work translated into English. I know a lot of…

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  • Women in Translation: Five books published by Tilted Axis Press

    This month, August, is a chance to celebrate women in translation, specifically women authors who’s works have been translated. There’s so much good translated literature out there. For this month, I’ll be sharing some inspiration from women authors all around the world who have had their work translated into English. I know a lot of…

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  • Five translated modern classic books by women around the world

    This month, August, is a chance to celebrate women in translation, specifically women authors who’s works have been translated. There’s so much good translated literature out there. For this month, I’ll be sharing some inspiration from women authors all around the world who have had their work translated into English. I know a lot of…

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  • Five translated classic books from European women

    This month, August, is a chance to celebrate women in translation, specifically women authors who’s works have been translated. There’s so much good translated literature out there. For this month, I’ll be sharing some inspiration from women authors all around the world who have had their work translated into English. I know a lot of…

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  • The Professor and Root

    Excerpt from The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa This is an excerpt from the book The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder. WE CALLED HIM the Professor. And he called my son Root, because, he said, the flat top of his head reminded him of the square root…

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  • A thing in motion

    This is a quote from the book Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. Flights – Summary Here is the book summary: From the incomparably original Polish…

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  • The world in your head

    Excerpt from Flights by Olga Tokarczuk This is an excerpt from the book Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft. The first trip I ever took was across the fields, on foot. It took them a long time to notice I was gone, which meant I was able to make it quite some distance.…

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