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Translator Elisabeth Jaquette speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about four stories she translated from Arabic for Issue 19 of The Common magazine. These stories appear in a special portfolio of fiction from established and emerging Sudanese writers. In this conversation, Jaquette talks about the delights and difficulties of translating from Arabic, as well as her thoughts on form, style, and satire in literature from the Arab world. She also discusses translating Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, which is currently a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature.Elisabeth Jaquette is a translator from Arabic and Executive Director of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA). Her work has been shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and TA First Translation Prize, longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award and Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, and supported by the Jan Michalski Foundation, PEN/Heim Translation Fund, and several English PEN Translates Awards. Jaquette has taught translation at Bread Loaf Translators' Conference, among other places, and was a judge for the 2019 National Book Award in Translated Literature. She has an MA from Columbia University, a BA from Swarthmore College, and was a CASA Fellow at the American University in Cairo. She is also a member of the translators' collective Cedilla &amp; Co.Read “The Creator” and other stories translated by Elisabeth Jaquette at thecommononline.org/tag/elisabeth-jaquette.Find out more about Elisabeth Jaquette at elisabethjaquette.com. Read her introduction to Words Without Borders’ Arabic young adult literature feature here.Learn more about the American Literary Translators Association:ALTA's Crowdcast page: online programming from the ALTA43 conference, some freeALTA's Emerging Translator Mentorship ProgramThe Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag.Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Translator Elisabeth Jaquette speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about four stories she translated from Arabic for Issue 19 of The Common magazine. These stories appear in a special portfolio of fiction from established and emerging Sudanese writers. In this conversation, Jaquette talks about the delights and difficulties of translating from Arabic, as well as her thoughts on form, style, and satire in literature from the Arab world. She also discusses translating Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, which is currently a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature.Elisabeth Jaquette is a translator from Arabic and Executive Director of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA). Her work has been shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and TA First Translation Prize, longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award and Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, and supported by the Jan Michalski Foundation, PEN/Heim Translation Fund, and several English PEN Translates Awards. Jaquette has taught translation at Bread Loaf Translators' Conference, among other places, and was a judge for the 2019 National Book Award in Translated Literature. She has an MA from Columbia University, a BA from Swarthmore College, and was a CASA Fellow at the American University in Cairo. She is also a member of the translators' collective Cedilla &amp; Co.Read “The Creator” and other stories translated by Elisabeth Jaquette at <a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/tag/elisabeth-jaquette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org/tag/elisabeth-jaquette</a>.Find out more about Elisabeth Jaquette at <a href="http://www.elisabethjaquette.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">elisabethjaquette.com</a>. Read her introduction to Words Without Borders’ Arabic young adult literature feature <a href="https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article/april-2020-time-travelers-fisherwomen-and-sleuths-arabic-young-adult-lit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Learn more about the American Literary Translators Association:ALTA's <a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/literarytranslators:" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crowdcast page</a>: online programming from the ALTA43 conference, some freeALTA's <a href="https://www.literarytranslators.org/mentorships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emerging Translator Mentorship Program</a>The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at <a href="https://thecommononline.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org</a>, and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/CommonMag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CommonMag</a>.<a href="https://www.emily-everett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Everett</a> is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Public_Emily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Public_Emily</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network</a>

Elisabeth Jaquette, "Stories from Sudan in Translation," The Common magazine (Spring, 2020)

Translator Elisabeth Jaquette speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about four stories she translated from Arabic for Issue 19 of The Common magazine. These stories appear in a special portfolio of fiction from established and emerging Sudanese writers. In this conversation, Jaquette talks about the delights and difficulties of translating from Arabic, as well as her thoughts on form, style, and satire in literature from the Arab world. She also discusses translating Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, which is currently a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature.Elisabeth Jaquette is a translator from Arabic and Executive Director of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA). Her work has been shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and TA First Translation Prize, longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award and Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, and supported by the Jan Michalski Foundation, PEN/Heim Translation Fund, and several English PEN Translates Awards. Jaquette has taught translation at Bread Loaf Translators' Conference, among other places, and was a judge for the 2019 National Book Award in Translated Literature. She has an MA from Columbia University, a BA from Swarthmore College, and was a CASA Fellow at the American University in Cairo. She is also a member of the translators' collective Cedilla &amp; Co.Read “The Creator” and other stories translated by Elisabeth Jaquette at thecommononline.org/tag/elisabeth-jaquette.Find out more about Elisabeth Jaquette at elisabethjaquette.com. Read her introduction to Words Without Borders’ Arabic young adult literature feature here.Learn more about the American Literary Translators Association:ALTA's Crowdcast page: online programming from the ALTA43 conference, some freeALTA's Emerging Translator Mentorship ProgramThe Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag.Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Translator Elisabeth Jaquette speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about four stories she translated from Arabic for Issue 19 of The Common magazine. These stories appear in a special portfolio of fiction from established and emerging Sudanese writers. In this conversation, Jaquette talks about the delights and difficulties of translating from Arabic, as well as her thoughts on form, style, and satire in literature from the Arab world. She also discusses translating Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, which is currently a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature.Elisabeth Jaquette is a translator from Arabic and Executive Director of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA). Her work has been shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and TA First Translation Prize, longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award and Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, and supported by the Jan Michalski Foundation, PEN/Heim Translation Fund, and several English PEN Translates Awards. Jaquette has taught translation at Bread Loaf Translators' Conference, among other places, and was a judge for the 2019 National Book Award in Translated Literature. She has an MA from Columbia University, a BA from Swarthmore College, and was a CASA Fellow at the American University in Cairo. She is also a member of the translators' collective Cedilla &amp; Co.Read “The Creator” and other stories translated by Elisabeth Jaquette at <a href="https://www.thecommononline.org/tag/elisabeth-jaquette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org/tag/elisabeth-jaquette</a>.Find out more about Elisabeth Jaquette at <a href="http://www.elisabethjaquette.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">elisabethjaquette.com</a>. Read her introduction to Words Without Borders’ Arabic young adult literature feature <a href="https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article/april-2020-time-travelers-fisherwomen-and-sleuths-arabic-young-adult-lit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Learn more about the American Literary Translators Association:ALTA's <a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/literarytranslators:" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crowdcast page</a>: online programming from the ALTA43 conference, some freeALTA's <a href="https://www.literarytranslators.org/mentorships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emerging Translator Mentorship Program</a>The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at <a href="https://thecommononline.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecommononline.org</a>, and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/CommonMag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CommonMag</a>.<a href="https://www.emily-everett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Everett</a> is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Public_Emily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Public_Emily</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature</a>

Tiffany Tsao

Huge thanks to Tiffany Tsao (https://tiffanytsao.com) and Elisabeth Jaquette (http://www.elisabethjaquette.com) ᛫Books mentioned: Elizabeth’s translation of The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous ᛫Tiffany’s translation of Paper Boats by Dee Lestari  ᛫The Wandering by by Intan Paramaditha ᛫More links to check out:  ᛫Intersastra: https://www.intersastra.com/blog/unrepressed ᛫Borderless book club: https://www.peirenepress.com/borderless-book-club/ ᛫ ᛫ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter ᛫ Music is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz http://po.st/OrbitingADistant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huge thanks to <a href="https://tiffanytsao.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tiffany </a>Tsao (<a href="https://tiffanytsao.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://tiffanytsao.com</a>) and Elisabeth Jaquette (<a href="http://www.elisabethjaquette.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.elisabethjaquette.com</a>) ᛫Books mentioned: Elizabeth’s translation of The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous ᛫Tiffany’s translation of Paper Boats by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/164478.Dee_Lestari" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dee Lestari</a>  ᛫The Wandering by by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/774425.Intan_Paramaditha" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Intan Paramaditha</a> ᛫More links to check out:  ᛫Intersastra: <a href="https://www.intersastra.com/blog/unrepressed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.intersastra.com/blog/unrepressed</a> ᛫Borderless book club: <a href="https://www.peirenepress.com/borderless-book-club/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.peirenepress.com/borderless-book-club/</a> ᛫ ᛫ Follow us on twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/vintagebooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/vintagebooks</a> ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: <a href="http://po.st/vintagenewsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">po.st/vintagenewsletter</a> ᛫ Music is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz <a href="http://po.st/OrbitingADistant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://po.st/OrbitingADistant</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Celebrating women in translation ᛫ Tiffany Tsao & Elisabeth Jaquette