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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2024 · 4 MIN

Bonus: Fiona Bell on slurs and their context

from Paraphrasis Podcast · host Jess Jensen Mitchell

How can a translator convey a text that contains troubling, archaic language while still engaging with contemporary readers? Listen in on how Fiona dealt with the historical nuances and present-day challenges posed by a character’s predilection for antisemitic language in her recent translation of Avdotya Panaeva’s 1848 novel, The Talnikov Family. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.paraphrasispodcast.com

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