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My Niece, Johanna Bach
Asymptote2016/5/14 — 18:12
【Text by Patty Nash】
This week's literary highlights from across the world
If you’re feeling unlucky, Google might suggest otherwise. But translators (and their authors, if they aren’t Anglophone) are certainly feeling lucky—or at least relieved, as the Guardian dropped the spectacular news this week that translated titles sell better than their untranslated counterparts. And publishing in translation has grown overall—while the rest of the literary industry struggles (perhaps it’s all this IKEA writing)…
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