Tant de bo pogués anar a vore això! Wish I could go to this! A theatre production based on texts by Maria Beneyto. There is an English sample of her short story collection of the same name available in my translation.
Andrew McDougall
@andymcd90.bsky.social
Literary translator from Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan
On my way to / de camí a / a caminho de / de camino a #LBF26
Two weeks today, I'll be at the London Book Fair. See you there? #LBF26
A very positive day today delivering creative translation workshops to Year 5 students, who engaged brilliantly to translate Catalan poetry into English, using a range of cross-curricular skills.
It is always worth listening to Kalaf Epalanga, but I particularly love the way he talks about translation here. doeklitmag.com/writing-is-a...
Writing Is A Kind Of Translation
“Writing itself is already a kind of translation.” — Literatea with Kalaf Epalanga.
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Translating a book with a rhyme on *almost* every line. Me: ...but what if it was *every* line?
My current translation is a rhyming children's story, which is nice in this season of festive gatherings because it's very easy for non-linguists to grasp why a machine couldn't do that.
Sometimes being a translator means resisting the urge to be an editor...or does it?
Cercas x McLean x Fitzcarraldo is some combo 🔥 'God's Fool at the Ends of the Earth' is brilliant. One of the best books I've read this year.
Fitzcarraldo Editions@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe are excited to announce that we will be publishing two books by Javier Cercas: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/2025/12/fitz...
Such a pleasure to work on this book as part of the commemorations for the Petit Liceu's 25th anniversary. @nordicalibros.bsky.social
A host of @pelta.bsky.social translators featured in this fabulous collection of Brazilian Christmas stories from @newvesselpress.bsky.social.
Andrew McDougall@andymcd90.bsky.social · 10mo agoToday's post 😍🇧🇷🎄 Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
Today's post 😍🇧🇷🎄 Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
Lovely to see so many translators I know, respect and admire on this longlist. Felicidades a todos! queensofiaspanishinstitute.org/literature/lon…
Angolan poet & historian Ana Paula Tavares has won the 2025 Camões Prize for literature in the Portuguese language! "Awarding the prize to Ana Paula Tavares celebrates the strength and beauty of Lusophone literature," said Brazil's culture minister, Margareth Menezes. www.gov.br/bn/pt-br/cen...
Poeta angolana Ana Paula Tavares conquista o Prêmio Camões 2025
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Delighted to have one of my translations in this book. Just look at that cover! 💚🇧🇷🎄
New Vessel Press@newvesselpress.bsky.social · 11mo agoPublished today: A literary celebration of Christmas south of the equator where the holiday falls in Brazilian summer and festivities are punctuated by rhythms of surf and samba. It's the tenth volume in the New Vessel Press holiday anthology series. newvesselpress.com/books/very-b...
Never underestimate the importance and value of public libraries. Revolutionary spaces in modern times.
Good line from George Monbiot on Radio 4 there: 'protest built our democracy'. On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, let us never forget that ordinary people standing up for what is right is part of our history, a radical history of striving for a better world.
Today is International Translation Day, so it seems like the perfect time to share the news that I have been awarded a grant from the Institut Ramon Llull to translate a sample of work by the legendary Valencian author Maria Beneyto! #ITD25
When you find a Portuguese cafe in an unexpected place, it would be rude not to pop in for a cafezinho... ☕
For a trilingual upbringing. Per a una educació trilingüe. Para una educación trilingüe. (English version in my translation) #WorldKidLitMonth
