Category: Books
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Nine Questions for Lit Div Member Shelley Fairweather-Vega
Lit Div members already know Shelley Fairweather-Vega as our tireless former administrator and as the translator of We Computers by Hamid Ismailov, which was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. Jen Mendez spoke with her about a range of topics, including the Uzbek language, her award nomination, going on a book tour,…
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Translator Tess Lewis on Winning the 2025 Ungar Award
by Matt Griffin Congratulations to Tess Lewis, the winner of the 2025 Frederick Ungar German Translation Award for her translation of Star 111 by Lutz Seiler. The ATA Ungar Award is presented in odd-numbered years to recognize a distinguished literary translation from German to English. Named after Frederick Ungar, a publisher, translator, and recipient of…