“Every Choice We Make Is Political”: Natasha Lehrer on Translating “Consent” and “I Hate Men”
Natasha Lehrer is a prize-winning literary translator from French to English. She recently translated
Consent, Vanessa Springora’s memoir of her teenage relationship with the writer Gabriel Matzneff, which sent shock waves through France and triggered a rape investigation; and Pauline Harmange’s bestseller
I Hate Men, a book-length essay that found unexpected success after an employee of the French ministry for gender equality attempted to have it banned. In this interview, conducted via email, Lehrer discusses the influence of these books on French society, her “winding” career path, and translation as “a profound and political act of decentering the self.”
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Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel, translated by Matt Reeck and published by Deep Vellum, wins the 2020 Albertine Prize, an annual reader s-choice award that recognizes US-based readers favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 10, 2020 Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel, which follows a young Kabylian woman immersing herself in her memories and questioning her identity, was named winner of the 2020 Albertine Prize, presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and supported by Van Cleef & Arpels.
An annual reader s-choice award, the Albertine Prize recognizes US-based readers favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year. The $10,000 award honors the author and translator.
Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel Wins 2020 Albertine Prize
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Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel, translated by Matt Reeck and published by Deep Vellum, wins the 2020 Albertine Prize, an annual reader s-choice award that recognizes US-based readers’ favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 10, 2020 Zahia Rahmani’s “Muslim”: A Novel, which follows a young Kabylian woman immersing herself in her memories and questioning her identity, was named winner of the 2020 Albertine Prize, presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and supported by Van Cleef & Arpels.
An annual reader s-choice award, the Albertine Prize recognizes US-based readers’ favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year. The $10,000 award honors the author and translat