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Journal

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.

Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon: “an illuminating, courageous novel”
Article | May 22, 2019
Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon: “an illuminating, courageous novel”
April 2019 translation news roundup
Article | Apr 28, 2019
April 2019 translation news roundup
West Coast events with Bright author and translator
Article | Apr 25, 2019
West Coast events with Bright author and translator
An Excerpt from “Impossible Connections”
Article | Apr 24, 2019
An Excerpt from “Impossible Connections”
By Bonnie Chau
Your Independent Bookstore Day Guide for 2019!
Article | Apr 23, 2019
Your Independent Bookstore Day Guide for 2019!
Revisiting Inger Christensen Independently, Together
Article | Apr 9, 2019
Revisiting Inger Christensen Independently, Together
By Denise Newman
Now Available: Bright, by Duanwad Pimwana
Article | Apr 8, 2019
Now Available: Bright, by Duanwad Pimwana
April is National Poetry Month!
Article | Apr 8, 2019
April is National Poetry Month!
Quakes
Article | Apr 1, 2019
Quakes
By Christina MacSweeney
March 2019 Translation News Roundup
Article | Mar 28, 2019
March 2019 Translation News Roundup
Excerpt from “Writing the Reality We Want: A Conversation on Some Potentials of Translation”
Article | Mar 20, 2019
Excerpt from “Writing the Reality We Want: A Conversation on Some Potentials of Translation”
By Eleanor Goodman
An Otherwise Blameless Life
Article | Mar 17, 2019
An Otherwise Blameless Life
By Alta L. Price
An Excerpt from “Collaboration”
Article | Mar 13, 2019
An Excerpt from “Collaboration”
By Heather Cleary
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Non-Fiction | Mar 10, 2019
Bodies
By Sara Uribe
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
A Song for the Lightning Bird
By Ra’ad Abdul Qadir
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Fiction | Mar 10, 2019
The Machine of Being
By João Gilberto Noll
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
Day Flowers in the Highlands
By Nhiên Hạo Phan
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
Wearing a Red Shirt in the Afternoon
By Nhiên Hạo Phan
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
Me, Summer, and Flies
By Nhiên Hạo Phan
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
The Things that Happen in City B
By Yideum Kim
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
While the Neat Freak Goes to Wash
By Yideum Kim
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
Pentimento
By Silvina López Medin
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Fiction | Mar 10, 2019
The Frogs of Karoliniškės
By Ričardas Gavelis
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Poetry | Mar 10, 2019
“One of them was called Mandelbaum” from Polonaise
By Emmanuel Moses