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Items with the category:

Translation

Essay

A Cen­tral Chal­lenge in Trans­lat­ing the Bible 

Robert Alter
May 25, 2020
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Poet­ry
Nau­tilus and Bone
Lisa Richter
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Fic­tion
On a Clear April Morn­ing: A Jew­ish Journey
Mer­rie Blocker
From the Journal

The Ital­ian­ist: An Inter­view with Ann Gold­stein on Trans­lat­ing Pri­mo Lev­i’s Work

Mer­rill Leffler
July 29, 2019
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Non­fic­tion
The Art of Bible Translation
Robert Alter
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Fic­tion
The Dark Young Man
Jacob Dinezon; Tina Lunson, trans.; Scott Hilton Davis, ed.
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Chil­dren’s
In the Land of Hap­py Tears: Yid­dish Tales for Mod­ern Times
David Stromberg, ed.
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Fic­tion
On the Land­ing: Sto­ries by Yen­ta Mash
Yenta Mash; Ellen Cassedy, trans.
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Fic­tion
Mourn­ing
Eduardo Halfon; Lisa Dillman and Daniel Hahn, trans.
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Fic­tion
The Dia­mond Set­ter: A Novel
Moshe Sakal; Jessica Cohen, trans.
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Fic­tion
Madon­na in a Fur Coat
Sabahattin Ali; Maureen Freely & Alexander Dawe, trans.
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Fic­tion
Pet­ty Business
Yirmi Pinkus; Evan Fallenberg and Yardenne Greenspan; trans.
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Fic­tion
Three Floors Up
Eshkol Nevo; Son­dra Sil­ver­ston, trans.
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Natal­ie Aflalo
September 22, 2017
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Book Cov­er of the Week: Pet­ty Business

Gab­by Teaman
July 26, 2017
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Fic­tion
All the Rivers: A Novel
Dorit Rabinyan; Jessica Cohen, trans.
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