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by Allison Grimaldi-Donahue The initial reason I sought out Algaravias Echo Chamber by Waly Salomão and translated by Maryam Monalisa Gharavi was for the music. I’d only heard Salomão’s name when linked to tropicalia music–I had had no idea he … Continue reading →

Conducted by Allison Grimaldi-Donahue This is the second of a two-part interview with Wolfgang Hermann, author of many works including Herr Faustini Takes a Trip. You may find the first part here.  Can you talk a bit about writers or … Continue reading →

Conducted by Allison Grimaldi-Donahue Wolfgang Hermann is a prolific Austrian writer whose work I had never encounteredprior to reading his latest book in English translation, Herr Faustini Takes a Trip. The short novel, translated by Rachel Hildebrandt and reviewed by … Continue reading →

by Allison Grimaldi Donahue I think of translating firstly as a branch of my reading life rather than my writing life, if the two can be separated at all.  I am moved to translate books I read in Italian that seem … Continue reading →

by Allison Grimaldi-Donahue Walaschek’s Dream by Giovanni Orelli, translated from the Italian by Jamie Richards, is an extended ekphrasis, a piece of writing based on an image.  This may be a well traversed form for poetry but an ekphrastic novel, is … Continue reading →