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CAT’s online journal is a space for reflections on literary translation, news from the Center for the Art of Translation, discussions about language and craft, curated reading lists, and features celebrating translators and community members who bring global voices to new audiences.

Statement on the Executive Order Restricting Immigrant and Refugee Entry into the U.S.
Article | Jan 30, 2017
Statement on the Executive Order Restricting Immigrant and Refugee Entry into the U.S.
Tell Us Your Tryst! #tweetyourtryst
Article | Nov 13, 2016
Tell Us Your Tryst! #tweetyourtryst
Salon Preview: “I exist, / rebel”: In Praise of Defeat by Abdellatif Laâbi, translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith
Article | Nov 1, 2016
Salon Preview: “I exist, / rebel”: In Praise of Defeat by Abdellatif Laâbi, translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith
One French Philosopher’s Obsession with Stones
Article | Oct 24, 2016
One French Philosopher’s Obsession with Stones
By Emily Wolahan
5 Ways of Looking at Lidija Dimkovska
Article | Oct 18, 2016
5 Ways of Looking at Lidija Dimkovska
Nine Writers from Lesser-Known Languages That You Should Check Out
Article | Oct 10, 2016
Nine Writers from Lesser-Known Languages That You Should Check Out
By Sarah Coolidge
Two Lines Spotlight: “Contagion” by Balla
Article | Sep 28, 2016
Two Lines Spotlight: “Contagion” by Balla
By Emma Ramadan
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature Roundtable
Article | Sep 25, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature Roundtable
By Veronica Esposito
How Vila-Matas Got to the Garret
Article | Sep 18, 2016
How Vila-Matas Got to the Garret
By Veronica Esposito
5 Bulgarian Writers You Don’t Want to Miss
Article | Sep 14, 2016
5 Bulgarian Writers You Don’t Want to Miss
By Emily Wolahan
Celebrate National Arts Education Week!
Article | Sep 14, 2016
Celebrate National Arts Education Week!
Two Lines Spotlight: “Wolves, Also” by Ghassan Zaqtan
Article | Sep 5, 2016
Two Lines Spotlight: “Wolves, Also” by Ghassan Zaqtan
By Yardenne Greenspan
10 Women Poets in Translation You Don’t Want to Miss
Article | Aug 15, 2016
10 Women Poets in Translation You Don’t Want to Miss
By Emily Wolahan
“Flesh of Leviathan” by Chus Pato
Article | Aug 10, 2016
“Flesh of Leviathan” by Chus Pato
By Emily Wolahan
Happy Women in Translation Month!
Article | Jul 31, 2016
Happy Women in Translation Month!
Summer Reads: Scott Esposito on João Gilberto Noll and Henry Green
Article | Jul 20, 2016
Summer Reads: Scott Esposito on João Gilberto Noll and Henry Green
By Veronica Esposito
Summer Reads: Michael Holtmann on Wolfgang Hilbig and Zbigniew Herbert
Article | Jul 17, 2016
Summer Reads: Michael Holtmann on Wolfgang Hilbig and Zbigniew Herbert
By Michael Holtmann
Vive la France!
Article | Jul 13, 2016
Vive la France!
By Sarah Coolidge
Summer Reads: Emily Wolahan on Kim Kyung Ju and Xu Zechen
Article | Jul 11, 2016
Summer Reads: Emily Wolahan on Kim Kyung Ju and Xu Zechen
Summer Reads: Sarah Coolidge on Elena Ferrante and Marie NDiaye
Article | Jul 10, 2016
Summer Reads: Sarah Coolidge on Elena Ferrante and Marie NDiaye
By Sarah Coolidge
June Translation News Roundup 2016
Article | Jun 29, 2016
June Translation News Roundup 2016
Your Guide to the 2nd Annual Bay Area Book Festival
Article | May 30, 2016
Your Guide to the 2nd Annual Bay Area Book Festival
May 2016 Translation News Roundup
Article | May 26, 2016
May 2016 Translation News Roundup
Baho! A Cry for Life
Article | May 3, 2016
Baho! A Cry for Life
By Sarah Coolidge
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