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Two Lines Journal

Poetry | Dec 2020

from Stillness

Stillhetens sträckta halsar

By Mats Söderlund

Translated from Swedish

By Olivia Olsen

Fiction | Dec 2020

Death by Scorpion

By Armonía Somers

Translated from Spanish

By Kit Maude

Poetry | Nov 2020

Goldfish | Where Have the Children Gone

By Eli Eliahu

Translated from Hebrew

By Marcela Sulak

Poetry | Nov 2020

In the Flesh of a Peach | Ghosts

By Wago Ryoichi

Translated from Japanese

By Judy Halebsky & Ayako Takahashi

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Elemental: Earth Stories

March 11, 2021

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Point Reyes Books hosts a celebration of the latest installment of the Calico Series with translators Jessica Cohen, Allison Charette, and Brian Bergstrom.

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January-February 2021 Translation news roundup

It’s been a minute since our last translation roundup, so we’ve combined January and February translation and publishing news, plus updates in literature and arts education you may have missed.

March 1, 2021
An interview with Rabbit Island translator Christina MacSweeney

Can’t get enough of Elvira Navarro’s Rabbit Island? Check out our 2017 interview with translator Christina MacSweeney.

February 25, 2021
Springtime 2021 at Two Lines Press

As the winter season nears its end, we’re slowly but surely turning our attention to the warmer climes of spring, an altogether more pleasant time traditionally celebrated with fragrant flowers, long walks, and fantastic books.

February 18, 2021

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