Tags: CounterpointIn this issue of Counterpoint, we touch upon the issue of non-Western literature in translation and how it is perceived and received in the European book-market in Arabic to Dutch translator Djûke Poppinga’s thoughts about her work. For more on the...
Tags: CounterpointHow to describe the world as it is, and how to change it Counterpoint’s latest issue focuses on how to describe the world as it is and how to change it. First to exemplify this is Lars Kleberg who relates how he and his colleagues set up a Swedish...
Tags: CounterpointFrom its inception, Counterpoint has striven to cover as many languages, regions and cultures as possible. And of course, translation into and out of many combinations of languages. Based on the premise that there are no language boundaries, this...
Tags: CEATL, Contrepoint, Counterpoint People everywhere are raising their voices to speak out against the many things that are causing such big problems – climate change, a growing inequality, polarisation, migration, to name a few. The larger community of...
Tags: Contrepoint, CounterpointVisibility for all translators of all genres, and most particularly literary translators, is often a matter of passionate debate, never more so than the present time. Sometimes it is a necessity for the translator to be visible. And...
