Ilze Duarte's selfie with a copy of her book-length translation, The Book of Affects by Brazilian author Marilia Arnaud, in the new books section of her local library.

The short story collection The Book Affects by @mariliaarnaud in my translation available at my local library!
To accept a recommendation of a book, libraries usually require at least one professional review in a reputable publication. Thought this would be helpful info to #emergingtranslators.

Kill Your Darlings I'm attentive to the author’s choices of register, syntax, and punctuation, the rhythm of the writing, the feelings it arouse. I follow the author’s cues, finding them at the surface level and in deep...

After a long while, here's my latest blog post.
In my translation practice, I've come to believe I need to kill my darlings. Do you? Let me know what you think.
#literarytranslation #emergingtranslators #narrativevoice #killyourdarlings
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German - Goethe-Institut Award - The Society of Authors The Society of Authors’ and the Goethe-Institut Londons’ biennial Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation. The Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation was founded in 2010 and is presented by the S...

I won this award last time around and had an absolute blast at LCB and Leipzig as a result. Do consider entering if you are a UK or Ireland resident who hasn't yet published a translation in print!

#xl8 #translation #prizes #awards #emergingtranslators

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#emergingtranslators, look this up! This is a great opportunity.

A Conversation with Literary Translator and Publisher Marina Sofia Marina Sofia grew up in Romania and lives in England. Marina translates literary fiction and crime novels from Romanian and German into English. She is also the co-founder of Corylus Books, a publishe...

On this International Translation Day, I am very excited to share my conversation with Marina Sofia about literary translation. I hope #emergingtranslators will find her insights as both literary translator and publisher highly informative.
www.ilzeduarteliterarytranslator.com/post/a-conve...