Children’s Literature in Translation: Gecko Press
September 23rd, 2021by Words Without Borders
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- First Read
A Long Way from Douala
by Max Lobe
“We’re not going to provoke those fanatics . . . We’re just looking for our brother.” ...read more
- News
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Poems in Translation Contest
by The Editors of Words Without Borders
Our third Poems in Translation Contest brought together 606 poems from 327 poets and 79 countries, translated from 61 languages. ...read more
- Reading Lists
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For #WorldKidLitMonth, Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp recommends 13 queer books from around the world for kids and teens. ...read more
- Essays
Overdue
by Annie M. G. Schmidt
Only women know just how it feels. / The judgment’s final, no appeals. ...read more
- News
Naveen Kishore, Renowned Publisher of Seagull Books, to Receive 2021 Ottaway Award
by Words Without Borders
“Kishore shows what it means to be a true champion for international literature.” ...read more
- Interviews
Carl de Souza on Mauritian History, Multilingualism, and the Events that Inspired “Kaya Days”
by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Weaving one’s way among the various languages we use in Mauritius is no easy feat. ...read more
- Interviews
Doves Wailing in the Same Great Tree: An Interview with Khalid al-Maaly, Founder of al-Kamel Verlag
by Safwan Khatib
We read a lot and dream even more, and then the poem may come to be. ...read more
- Watchlist
The Watchlist: August 2021
by Tobias Carroll
For this special #WITMonth Watchlist, Tobias Carroll recommends exciting new books by women translated from Hindi, French, Finnish, Arabic, and Spanish. ...read more
- Essays
my great-grandmother had the health of a cosmonaut
by Maria Tselovatova
the fires have seized all of Siberia, / the taiga burns. ...read more
- First Read
Two Poems
by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
I don’t live in exile / exile lives in me ...read more