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Rebecca Liu is a commissioning editor at Guardian Saturday and a staff writer at Another Gaze.

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Book Review

August 2022

Rebecca Liu

Book Review

August 2022

I remember the first time I saw it, like a freshly alert hare alarmed by movement in the distant grasslands. It was 2013. Model...

Book Review

September 2020

Pankaj Mishra’s ‘Bland Fanatics’

Rebecca Liu

Book Review

September 2020

The Anglo-American commentariat is full of lofty egos. Pankaj Mishra has developed a reputation as their great deflater. ‘Watch...

This anthology contains writing in translation from across the world, never published before in English Within its pages you will find the work of authors who are largely unknown among Anglophone audiences, alongside inter- nationally recognised authors and translators There are dark tales of murder, cannibalism and dog breeding, stories of surrealistic erotica and anthropological science-fiction, and accounts of protest and resistance Courtroom exhibits speak back, detectives piece together the final days of unhappy youths Nuns smoke cigarettes and share obscenities in darkened rooms Villagers go on secret nocturnal outings, jumping between the tops of mango trees   Since its inception, The White Review has been a home for inventive and experimental writing in translation With this anthology, we hope to pay tribute to the tireless work of translators, whose often invisible labour helps bring literature to new audiences, transporting writing across languages and borders In a world carved up by nationalisms, in which culture is too often produced in an echo chamber, or limited by insular attitudes and risk-averse commercial strategies, connecting with the voices of those outside of our immediate contexts is particularly vital As the writing in this anthology shows, it can also be wildly entertaining   To make this anthology we issued a global open call The quality of the submissions we received shows how many excellent works in translation are out there – and how much excellent writing is waiting to be translated This collection is a drop in the ocean We hope it encourages readers, and publishers, to dive in   Rosanna McLaughlin, Izabella Scott & Skye Arundhati Thomas

Contributor

August 2019

Rebecca Liu

Contributor

August 2019

Rebecca Liu is a commissioning editor at Guardian Saturday and a staff writer at Another Gaze.

Jia Tolentino’s ‘Trick Mirror’

Book Review

August 2019

Rebecca Liu

Book Review

August 2019

Talk about the fates of young professional women today and you will often alight on two themes: the anxieties that come with living in...

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fiction

April 2014

Submission for the Journal of Improbable Interventions

Brenda Parker

fiction

April 2014

Abstract Preparations for experimental work must be conducted without interruption to ensure experimental success. In this work, the impact...

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January 2015

'Every object must occupy ...'

Herta Müller

TR. Philip Boehm

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January 2015

I’d like to introduce you to a book, an impressive book that no one read when it first came...

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December 2011

Egyptian Revolution: Bloody Wednesday (2 February 2011)

Omar Robert Hamilton

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December 2011

Almost one year on from the first battles in Tahrir Square, Egypt’s future remains uncertain. Many Egyptians believe that,...

 

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