Words without borders
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Putting Home into Words
It would have been almost impossible for me to resist Brazil forever. Given my love for black people and fascination with our stories, Brazil’s paramount importance in the historical trans-Atlantic slave trade and its contemporary role as a cultural and…
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The Companionship of Books
For Words without Borders, Can Xue describes her father’s “serious books” and how having them as companions led her to a “genuine spiritual pursuit.”
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International Comics in February
This month, Words Without Borders has its annual “International Graphic Novel” series. The lineup features comic artists from France, Spain, Perú, Egypt, and Japan. Every panel is translated into English, and each artist brings his or her own distinct style…
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Thriller Education
At Words Without Borders, B.J. Epstein expounds upon the culture of crime novels, its covert international influence and the diversity of fear. She also continues the necessary conversation of why Anglophones are relentlessly intimidated by translated literature. Why are English-language…
