There seems to be a great deal of interest in so-called untranslatable words. I have seen and heard several conversations and interviews in which translators are asked to provide examples of words that can’t be translated; some translators have obliged, while others have pushed back, however gently, against the very concept of untranslatability. I have been interviewed twice, and one more interview is coming out this fall. I haven’t been asked so far about untranslatable Portuguese words, and I

A short story from Brazil

These events bring together three panels of translators, joined by their authors, working in a diversity of languages.

These events bring together three panels of translators, joined by their authors, working in a diversity of languages.

Flash Fiction: A Critical Review

Point of view in fiction and narrative non-fiction—join me in being a little obsessed. Also, sometimes, a little book talk. Click to read The Point of View Playbook, by Leah De Forest, a Substack publ...