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Global Literature in Translation

short stories, novels, novellas, poetry translated into English

"Freedom of Flight" by Ann El Safi, Translated from Arabic by Nariman Youssef

“Mercedes’s Special Talent" by Tere Dávila, Translated from the Spanish by Rebecca Hanssens-Reed

Mercedes’s Special Talent" by Tere Dávila

Translated from the Spanish by Rebecca Hanssens-Reed

The Offing, October 19, 2020

"My New Home" by Glaydah Namukasa, Translated from Luganda by Merit Ronald Kabugo

"My New Home" by Glaydah Namukasa

Translated from Luganda by Merit Ronald Kabugo

Words Without Borders, October 1, 2013

"Once Elephants Lived Here" by Geetanjali Shree, Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell

"Once Elephants Lived Here, Part I" by Geetanjali Shree

Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell

Words Without Borders, January 31, 2023

Photo by Shubham Sharma

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"Once Elephants Lived Here, Part II" by Geetanjali Shree

Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell

Words Without Borders, February 1, 2023

Photo by Vikram Nath Chouhan

"Sheep" by Dr. Indira Dangi, Translated from the Hindi by Rituparna Mukherjee

"Sheep" by Dr. Indira Dangi

Translated from the Hindi by Rituparna Mukherjee

The Antonym, July 23, 2023

https://www.theantonymmag.com/sheep-dr-indira-dangi/

 

"Weird" by Margit Lõhmus, Translated from the Estonian by D. E. Hurford

"Weird" by Margit Lõhmus

Translated from the Estonian by D. E. Hurford

Asymptote Journal, April 2023

Artwork by Irina Karapetyan

"The Well" by Mariana Enríquez, Translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell

"The Well" by Mariana Enríquez

Translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell

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The Southern Review, vol. 55, no. 1, winter 2019, pp. 3-13, Word count: 4777

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"She Dances Alone" by Víctor Vegas, Translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Coombe

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"She Dances Alone" by Víctor Vegas

Translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Coombe

World Literature Today, vol. 95, no. 4, 2021, pp. 36-39, Word count: 2478

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"Lemonade" by Eshkol Nevo, Translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston

"Lemonade" by Eshkol Nevo

Translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston

 Guernica, August 28, 2020

https://www.guernicamag.com/lemonade/

"The Old Man of Kusumpur" by Amar Mitra, Translated from the Bengali by Anish Gupta

"The Old Man of Kusumpur" by Amar Mitra

Translated from the Bengali by Anish Gupta

The Common, March 11, 2021

https://www.thecommononline.org/the-old-man-of-kusumpur/