There are as many ways of translating a literary text as there are translators.
Literary translators have, however, historically received little recognition.
Efforts by translators and by organizations like PEN America, which recently issued a manifesto on literary translation, have brought the field greater visibility, helping to cement the rights of translators and to raise awareness of literary translation as a creative art in its own right.
Mui Poopoksakul is a Thailand-born lawyer turned literary translator.
Bruna Dantas Lobato, originally from Brazil, is a literary translator from Portuguese and a writer.
Persons:
Samantha Schnee, Allison Markin Powell, Jeremy Tiang, Mui, Bruna Dantas, JULIANA BARBASSA, Isaac Bashevis Singer
Organizations:
PEN America, Times, Conference, PEN
Locations:
Singapore, Thailand, Brazil