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In spite of all the ghosts, madnesses, nightmares, and grotesque transformations they are subject to, [Navarro’s] characters manage to make their own maps, turning endings into beginnings, disgust into love, death to peace: Rabbit Island is a series of unforgettable journeys designed by a master cartographer.”

—Maryse Meijer, author of The Seventh Mansion

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Noll is a hero of Brazilian literature who deserves to be widely known in the English-speaking world and this fascinating shape-shifting novel is a wonderful introduction to his work.”

—Jenny Offill, author ofWeather

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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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Rabbit Island Launch

February 9, 2021

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Join Community Bookstore and Two Lines Press for an event celebrating Elvira Navarro’s Rabbit Island, a collection of stories that traverse the fickle, often terrifying terrain between madness and freedom, brilliantly translated by Christina MacSweeney.

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The CAT Holiday Gift Guide

What a year. Lows? Yes, there were some lows. Definitely. But we were grateful for some highs, too. So let’s end 2020 the way we started it: excited by the opportunity to share new literary voices from around the world through fantastic writing.

December 2, 2020
November 2020 translation news roundup

Your monthly roundup of translation and publishing news, plus more updates in literature and arts education that you may have missed!

November 30, 2020
Rotten Flowers and Exploded Ballads: A Discussion between Two Poet-Translators

November 19, 2020

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