Posts in translation

The Bronze Vessel

by Diana Halfpenny, translated from Suzanne Jacob

The alarm has only just sounded, and already the three women have started to run. Are they running towards or away from something? When I first saw them in June 2014, I assumed they must be running away

translationcarte blanche magazineApril 16, 2024Diana Halfpenny, Suzanne JacobComment

Variations on Weights and Measures

by Dominique Russell, translated from Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau

It’s not about pulling things by the hair / Tying a woman’s hair to a pony’s tail / Piling up the dead in a line / On the edge of a sword, on the edge of time.

translationcarte blanche magazineApril 16, 2024Dominique Russell, Hector de Saint-Denys GarneauComment