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Romesh Gunesekera is on Harshaneeyam talking about evaluating the International Booker Prize - 2024 and his journey as a reader and writer. Romesh Gunesekera was born in Colombo and lives in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is currently judging the 2024 International Booker Prize. (00:00) Introduction to Ramesh Bhunasekara and His Literary Journey (01:16) The...

In this episode, Book Blogger, Reviewer, Stuart Allen spoke about the novel 'Undiscovered' and his passion for book reading. Stuart Allen Lives in Chesterfield near the Peak District in UK. He works for the NHS to support patients with learning disabilities in the community to avoid going into hospital. He started his blog 'Winston'sdad' 14 years ago. Initially, the challenge was to read 52 b...

'హాటకం' తమిళ రచయిత జయమోహన్ రాసిన కథ. తెలుగులోకి అవినేని భాస్కర్ అనువదించారు. క్రితం వారం 'ఉదయిని' వెబ్ మేగజైన్ లో ప్రచురింపబడింది. ఈ లింక్ లో కథను చదువుకోవచ్చు. https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/haatakam There is a mention of suicide in the story. User's Discretion is advised. * For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link given below. https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/feedba...

'Kairos' is a novel written by the famous German Novelist Jenny Erpenbeck. It was translated into English by Michael Hoffman. It is about life in East Germany in the 1980s, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and its effects. its short listed for International booker prize in 2024. In this episode, Marina Sofia talks about the novel in detail, having read both the German and the English versions. Marina...

Our Guest for this episode is Fiammetta Rocco, Administrator for International Booker Prize since it was established in 2005. Fiammetta spoke about her childhood in Nairobi, her love for books, her multilingualism, and the significance of the International Booker Prize to the world of literary fiction. Fiammetta Rocco was an editor for 25 years at The Economist, specialising in books and arts. Her...

Sarah Timmer Harvey spoke about translation of the novel, ' What I would Rather not think about' which is Short listed for International booker prize - 2024 in this episode. Sarah Timmer Harvey is a translator and writer currently based in Woodstock, New York. She holds an MFA from Columbia University in New York and a BA from Southern Cross University. Sarah’s translation of Jente Posthuma’s nove...

This episode's guest is Kira Josefsson. She spoke about her translated work, 'The Details,' which is long-listed for the International Booker Prize 2024. 'The Details' was originally published in Swedish. Ia Genberg is the author. Kira Josefsson is a writer, editor, and translator between Swedish and English. Her work has been Long-listed for the International Booker Prize and shortlisted for the...

Today We have Boris Dralyuk With us. He is speaking about his translation of 'The Silver Bone' Written in Russian by Andrey Kurkov. 'The Silver Bone' is Long-Listed for International Booker Prize - 2024. Boris Dralyuk is a poet, translator, and critic. He holds a Ph. D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UCLA and has taught at UCLA and the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He currently tea...

Today, we have Distinguished Albanian translator John Hodgson with us. He is talking about his international Booker-longlisted rendition of 'A Dictator Calls' written by Albanian Writer Ismail Kadare. The author and translator were previously longlisted for the novel The Traitors Niche for the Man Booker International prize in 2017. So far, John Hodgson has translated seven novels by Ismail Kadare...

Today, Johnny Lorenz will speak on his translation of 'Crooked Plow,' which is long-listed for the International Booker Prize-2024. Johnny Lorenz, son of Brazilian immigrants to the United States, is a translator of Brazilian Literature, poet and literary critic. He holds a doctorate in English from the University of Texas at Austin and is a professor at Montclair State University. His translation...

Guest for Today's Episode is Noel Hernandez Gonzalez talking about hsi experience of Co-Translating 'Simpatia' a Spanish Novel, which has been longlisted for International Booker - 2024. Noel Hernández González is  originally from Tenerife and have lived in the UK for the last 19 years. He has a degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain),...

Guest for this Episode is Annie Mcdermott. Annie McDermott is the translator of a dozen books from Spanish and Portuguese, by such writers as Mario Levrero, Ariana Harwicz, Brenda Lozano, Fernanda Trías and Lídia Jorge. She was awarded the Premio Valle-Inclán for her translation of Wars of the Interior by Joseph Zárate, her translation of Brickmakers by Selva Almada was shortlisted for the Warwick...

Guest for this episode is Leah Janeczko. Originally from Chicago, Leah Janeczko has lived in Milan since 1991. For over 25 years she’s been an Italian-to-English translator of fiction for all ages. Her recent translations include Glowrushes by Roberto Piumini, who has been nominated three times for the Hans Christian Andersen Award; Her other notable translations are - The Women at Hitler’s Table...

Sora Kim Russell and Youngjae translate from Korean to English. Their co-translation of Hwang Sok-yong’s Mater 2-10   has been longlisted for the 2024 Booker International Prize. In this episode, they spoke about the author and their experience of translating the book.  Sora Kim-Russell has translated works by Pyun Hye-young, Kim Un-su, Hwang Sok-yong, and Bae Suah, among others. Her tra...

Guest for this Episode is Translator - Oonagh Stransky. She spoke about her translation of 'The House on Via Gemito' Which is long listed for International Booker - 2024. Oonagh Stransky’s translations from the Italian include works by Montale, Dell’Oro, Pontiggia, Lucarelli, Spaziani, Saviano, and Pope Francis. Shorter translations have appeared in a number of literary reviews including The New E...

Today we have with us - Kate Webster who is a translator based in London.  She will be speaking about her Translation of "White Nights" written in Polish by Urszula Honek. 'White Nights' is long listed for International Booker Prize - 2024. Webster has translated many short stories and essays for publication in anthologies and online media and, in September 2018, took part in the Emergin...

Today we have Jacob Rogers with us . He  is a translator from Galician and Spanish. He has won grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the PEN/Heim Translation Fund, and co-edited features of Galician literature for Words Without Borders, Asymptote, and The Riveter. He has translated Manuel Rivas' The Last Days of Terranova for Archipelago Books, and Berta Dávila's The Dear Ones f...

In this episode, Sawad Hussain spoke about bringing Arabic Literature into English, developmental editing, her passion for mentoring and her new book ‘Djinn’s Apple'. Sawad Hussain is a translator from Arabic whose work in 2023 was shortlisted for The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation and longlisted for The Moore Prize for Hum...

(00:00) Introduction to the Guest: Rose Schwartz (01:33) Rose Schwartz's Early Love for French (03:29) Living in France: Experiences and Learnings (04:37)  Entry into Translation (06:48) Challenges and Triumphs of First Book Translation (12:48) The Art of Translation: Balancing Meaning and Music (15:54) Engaging with Authors: Building Trust and Understanding (18:...

Today We have Kotryna Garanasvili speaking about Lithuanian Literature in translation, and her work in translations. Kotryna Garanasvili  is a writer, translator and interpreter working with English, Lithuanian, French, German, Russian, and Georgian. She is currently pursuing a PhD and teaching at the University of East Anglia and serves as a member of the BCLT Research Group. Her research, f...

In this podcast episode, Dr. David Bellos, a professor at Princeton, discusses his journey into translation and his book on translation ' Is that a Fish in your ear' . Dr. Bellos began translating in the 1980s and emphasises that translation has always been a balance between self-expression and scholarship. He also touches on the challenges of humor in translation and the complexity of dealing wit...

గుంటూరు కుమార లక్ష్మణ శాస్త్రి గారు.  ఎల్ ఐ సీ లో అధికారిగా పనిచేస్తున్నారు. హిందుస్తానీ సంగీతం మీద ప్రత్యేకమైన ఆసక్తి  వుంది. పుస్తకపఠనం అనువాదం  ఇతర అభిరుచులు  కాకినాడ వాస్తవ్యులు. ఆంగ్ల రచయిత విక్రమ్ సంపత్ రచించిన‘ మై నేమ్  ఈస్ గౌహర్ జాన్’ ‘బ్రేవ్ హార్ట్స్ ఆఫ్ భారత్’  రెండిటినీ ఇంగ్లీష్ నించి తెలుగులోకి అనువదించి గోదావరి ప్రచురణల ద్వారా అందుబాటులోకి తీసుకొస్తున్నార...

సాయి వంశీ యువ రచయిత మంచి చదువరి. ఆయన  రాసిన మైక్రో కథలు అనే తన మొదటి పుస్తకం ఈ మధ్యనే రిలీజ్ అయ్యింది. కథలు రాయడం చదవడం కాకుండా సారంగ వెబ్ పత్రిక లో ‘కథల పొద్దు’ అనే శీర్షిక ద్వారా వంశీ యువరచయితలను పరిచయం  చేస్తారు. తాను చదివిన పుస్తకాలను విశదంగా ఫేస్బుక్ ద్వారా పరిచయం చేస్తారు. ఈ ఎపిసోడ్ లో ‘మైక్రో కథలు’ పుస్తకం గురించి, సమకాలీన తెలుగు కథాసాహిత్యం గురించి వంశీ మనతో మాట్లాడారు.  మైక...

Izidora Angel, in this conversation, spoke about her experience of Emigration to America, the initiative that she is involved in, 'Third Coast Translators Collective' and the legendary Bulgarian writer - Hristo Karastoyanov. Izidora Angel is a Bulgarian-born writer and literary translator in Chicago. She is the author of three book-length translations. Her work on Yordanka Beleva’s collection, Ked...

హర్షణీయం పాడ్కాస్ట్ హర్షవర్ధన్ - మొదటి కథల పుస్తకం ‘హర్షాయణం’. ఈ నెల పదవ తారీఖున ‘అజు’ పబ్లికేషన్స్ ద్వారా విడుదల అవుతుంది. ఈ సందర్భంగా హర్షతో రచయిత పబ్లిషర్ మల్లికార్జున్ చేసిన సంభాషణ.  పుస్తకం హైదరాబాద్ బుక్ ఫెయిర్ లో అజు స్టాల్లో లేదా అమెజాన్ లో ఫిబ్రవరి పదవ తారీఖు నించీ లభిస్తుంది.  * For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link given below. https://harshaneeyam...