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“It’s easy to say what a bad translation is. The ones that are accidentally jagged like the person wielding the scissors was drunk. The ones where someone has misunderstood the original, or perhaps misinterpreted it. The ones where all individuality has been smoothed out. But how do we identify a successful translation? →
Although Kurdish-language publishing in Turkey has picked up speed, especially in the last ten years, Diyarbakır Arts Center (http://www NULL.diyarbakirsanat NULL.org/en/default NULL.aspx) and Lîs Editions (http://www NULL.wesanenlis NULL.com/) noticed that the limited visibility of Kurdish-language literature in Turkey and in the international arena continues to be a problem, both for producers and for readers. →
BooksinItaly is the first website for the promotion worldwide of Italian publishing, language and culture. The website, available in Italian and English, is intended for Italian and foreign publishers, literary agents, translators, Italianists, Italian Cultural Institutes and Italians abroad and offers book reports accompanied by translated samples. It also includes analyses, interviews and news about the latest releases and the main protagonists of the Italian publishing industry, as well as information on grants and translation prizes. →
Schwob, an initiative to publicize largely untranslated modern classics, cult books and must-reads from all over the world, recently launched its English website: en.schwob-books.eu (http://en NULL.schwob-books NULL.eu/). The site is part of a larger project to find and promote insider tips about modern European literature.
An international network of translators, publishing houses, festivals and literature foundations contribute by suggesting titles, as well as providing sample translations, background articles, and information on how to acquire rights. →
Ever since its creation shortly after the turn of the millennium, the BabelMatrix project has undergone several transformations, and it continues to grow.
The aim of this site (http://www NULL.babelmatrix NULL.org/), which is dedicated to literary translation and translators, is to showcase the richness of world literature in translation by presenting extracts that invite readers to continue reading. →
The European Union announced today that a subsidy of €200,000, the maximum, has been granted to the Schwob.nl (http://www NULL.schwob NULL.nl) project to enable it to expand into an international network, a European portal for the best unknown books of world literature.
The Dutch Foundation for Literature launched Schwob.nl in 2011 as a website and organization that facilitates the promotion of literature from all parts of Europe that has not yet appeared in translation.
→Strade Magazine (http://strademagazine NULL.wordpress NULL.com/), the new webzine of the Syndicate of Italian Literary Translators (STRADE (http://www NULL.traduttoristrade NULL.it/)) was presented on 6 June at the “Casa delle Traduzioni” in Rome. The goal of the magazine is to promote a realistic vision of the trade and to claim a place for literary translators among cultural professionals. →
Incentives for Austrian Literature is intended to serve as a stimulus for the translation of the latest works of Austrian literature.
The virtual library www.readme.cc (http://www NULL.readme NULL.cc/) is an international literary portal which presents and links works of contemporary literature and their authors without regard to linguistic and national frontiers. →
The Catalan Pen Club has launched an online magazine (http://www NULL.visat NULL.cat/eng NULL.html) about translations from and into Catalan. It can be read in German, French, English, Spanish and Catalan. →
A database set up specifically for literary translators by the Centre for Books and Reading (part of the Italian Ministry of Culture) is now online. It can be accessed via the Centre’s website (http://www NULL.cepell NULL.it/) under the section ‘Il mondo del libro>Traduttori editoriali’.
The database is open to all literary translators translating from Italian. →
The Dutch Foundation for Literature has just launched a new website. Schwob.nl (http://www NULL.schwob NULL.nl) will focus on important world literature that hasn’t yet been translated into Dutch. In this way, Schwob.nl hopes to draw attention and enthusiasm from readers and editors for forgotten or undiscovered books from all corners of the globe. →