NBG interviews the translator Rachel Ward
/ Rachel Ward, Imogen Wood
Interview with Imogen Wood
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Nick Sheerin, Commissioning Editor at Serpentās Tail, talks to NBG
/ Nich Sheerin, Gesa Musiol
Interview with Gesa Musiol
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NBG interviews the translator Katy Derbyshire
/ Katy Derbyshire, Vikki Brown
Interview with Vikki Brown
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All the Fun of the Fair
/ Adam Hill
In our autumn issue we celebrated the winners of āTrends in Translationā, a masterclass for students of German and French. Adam Hill, then studying German at Cambridge University, won the German competition and was awarded a visit to the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2017.
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Babylon Berlin: A Translatorās Tale
/ Niall Sellar
Back in autumn 2007, NBG saw great potential in a new crime series by German author Volker Kutscher. āVillains galore!ā, our reviewer exclaimed. Little did we know that exactly ten years later the series would find its way onto television screens across the world. Niall Sellar, who is translating the books for Sandstone Press, tells NBG his Babylon Berlin tale.
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A Chorus of Coxes
/ Simon Pare
In June this year six translators from across the world gathered in Germany to discuss their versions of a novel by Christoph Ransmayr. Simon Pare, Ransmayr's English translator, shares his experience of the 'AtriumsgesprƤch'.
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Wit & Whimsy: Translators recommend their favourite comic authors
We asked some of our favourite translators to recommend humorous books in German ā some already translated into English, some ripe for translation.
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Translator Focus: Ruth Martin
/ Ruth Martin
NBG interviews the translator Ruth Martin
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Publisher Focus: MacLehose Press
/ Katharina Bielenberg, Hannah Weatherill
Katharina Bielenberg, Associate Publisher at MacLehose Press, talks to NBG.
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