Translations

best of 2023 Dec. 8, 2023

The Best Theater of 2023A play that’s not not about Fleetwood Mac, the return of Merrily and Purlie, and the agony of high-school test prep.

By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry

theater review Nov. 8, 2023

Tragic Losses, of Life and Language, in Watch Night and TranslationsThe destruction wrought by colonialism and racism, rendered onstage in very different ways.

By Sara Holdren

books Oct. 7, 2015

Lorin Stein on Translating France’s Most Dangerous AuthorThe Paris Review editor discusses tackling Michel Houellebecq’s Submission.

By Ian Epstein

May 11, 2011

The 10 Most Ridiculous Portuguese Translations of Judd Apatow Movie TitlesAs a Portuguese fan of comedy, I’ve been plagued by ludicrous translations of American movie titles. Thing do tend to get lost in translation […]

By Rodrigo Nogueira

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