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The Language My Grandfather Gave Me

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Storyteller – Across a Myriad of Languages

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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Spanish), Translated by Lucia Graves

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“For a translator, the important task is to try to get into the skin of the author”: An Interview with Abhijit Kothari

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World Poetry Day feature: Poetry translations of Jacinta Kerketta & Zai Whitacker

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Translation of Amrita Pritam’s “Ajj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu”

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10 Translated Book Recommendations

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The Longing: A translation of Allama Iqbal’s “Ek Aarzoo”

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Poems on the Mother Toungue

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An interview with Sascha Akhtar

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“Your Smile”: Poetry tanslation by Carol D’Souza

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All Writing is Essesntially Translation: An interview with Maithreyi Karnoor

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Mother Toungues, Twisted

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