62: How to Translate the Untranslatable – A Conversation with Hugo dos Santos

Hugo dos Santos is a Luso-American writer, poet, and translator. Born in Lisboa, Portugal, and raised in Newark, New Jersey, he investigates questions of diaspora, memory, and belonging in his fiction and poetry, while in his translations he strives to bring the best contemporary Portuguese literature to English-speaking audiences. In this episode, we discuss his approach to literary translation and his forthcoming poetry collection, Reduction in Force, about labor, displacement, social status, and meaning.