Absinthe Volume 29 Announcement

Posted by Absinthe Editors on 2023-12-18

Absinthe Volume 29: Translating Jewish Multilingualisms

The editors of Absinthe: World Literature in Translation are pleased to announce the launch of our new issue, Translating Jewish Multilingualisms.

Edited by Marina Mayorski and Maya Barzilai, Absinthe 29 presents a collection of historically overlooked literary works from writers across the …

An Interview with Graham Liddell, Guest Editor of Absinthe 28 (2022)

Posted by Sam McCracken on 2023-12-18

“[W]orking on Absinthe 28 made literary translation seem like something I could actually do—it made that kind of professional trajectory feel possible, now that I had gone through the motions of doing it.”

Last fall marked the publication of Absinthe 28: Orphaned of Light: Translating Arab and Arabophone Migration …

Absinthe Volume 28: Orphaned of Light

Posted by Absinthe Complit on 2022-12-09

The editors of Absinthe: World Literature in Translation are pleased to announce the launch of our new issue, Orphaned of Light. 

Edited by Graham Liddell, Absinthe 28 is a collection of contemporary literary works that foreground experiences of migration and refugeehood. The issue highlights new work by Arabophone authors …

Absinthe Volume 27: Through German

Posted by Absinthe Complit on 2021-12-01

The editors of Absinthe: World Literature in Translation are pleased to announce the launch of our new issue, Through German: Contemporary Literature in Translation. 

Absinthe 27: Through German features writers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as England, Ghana, Israel, Moldova, Romania, Syria, Turkey, and Ukraine. Spanning …

Absinthe Volume 26: VIBRATE!

Posted by Absinthe Complit on 2021-07-30

The above image comes from Absinthe vol. 26: Mary Pena, Black girl locomotion 2019, digital collage (dimensions variable)

Absinthe: World Literature in Translation is happy to announce the print release of volume 26, our 2020 issue contemplating the implications of Africa and its diasporas in translation.

Co-edited by Frieda Ekotto, …