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ON TRANSLATING FROM THE CHINESE by Martin Stannard
Before you ask the obvious question, here’s the answer: yes, it’s really [insert expletive] difficult. But a while ago, having at that point been living and working in China three years, I sort of…
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Must-see exhibit:- Shadow of the Sun: The Crosbys, The Black Sun Press and the Lost Generation
David and I were in Atlanta, Georgia over Labor Day weekend and while there we stopped by the Woodruff Library at Emory University to take in this stunning exhibit curated by Kevin Young, who…
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Not Exactly E.R. by Martin Stannard
I'm sure you're not interested in my health, but I've been troubled for the past couple of months by the remnants of a cold, remnants that consist of what I took to be a…
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First you’ve got to think of something . . .
Agatha Christie “It’s splendid that you’ve rung me up,” she said. “I was just going out to give a Talk on How I Write My Books. Now I can get…
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Fly on the Wall (part 2): A brief interview with 2011 Washington Prize winner Mike White (by Leslie McGrath)
Yesterday I blogged about judging the Washington Prize. 2011 was The Word Works' first year using an electronic submission method, which resulted in about a fifty percent increase in submissions. Once the decision was…
