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There are things you just don't want to translate at the office. And it's not like the people I share my office with look over my sh...

There are books like devil’s food cake; there are books like Mother’s Pride; and then there are the books like German rye bread – filling, n...

This week the good people of London and Hay-on-Wye can catch a couple of Austrian writers live. It's often said that Austrian authors ar...

They're taking off their glasses, shaking down their hair and closing up shop for the rest of the afternoon. Remember that fantastic sce...

Head over to no man's land to peruse some blurry pictures, the original text and all the entries for Translation Idol 2010. Enjoy.

The problem with public appearances is the fear. The days of low-level anxiety beforehand over what to wear - no, those shoes just won't...

I'm all for a spot of classics-bashing, so my gratitude goes out to Isa for pointing out a magnificent piece in the ZEIT , in which wr...