Tag: asymptote
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Another Eight Questions for Saudamini Deo
My second interview with writer and translator Saudamini Deo has been published, again by the good folks at Asymptote Journal. This time, Saudamini and I discuss her English translation of Traces of Boots on Tongue by Rajkamal Chaudhary – the second book in her translation project, published by Seagull Books as part of their India Read.
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On ‘Translation as Séance’
Translation as Séance, my interview with Saudamini Deo about her forthcoming translations for Seagull Books, has been published by Asymptote. We cover a lot of territory in eight questions – Saudamini talks to me about forgotten Hindi writers, translation, literary politics and what creativity means to her. It was a pleasure to talk to S Read.
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Preview of Eight Questions for Saudamini Deo
My interview with Jaipur-based writer, editor and translator Saudamini Deo about her upcoming translations of writing by forgotten Hindi writers for Seagull Books has been previewed in Asymptote’s June 2020 newsletter. I spoke to Saudamini about everything from why we forget writers to what she thinks of creativity. The full interview is forthcoming on the Read.
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On ‘Fiction as seduction’
So here’s that other thing I hinted at in the post on my review of The Fool: my interview with French writer Anne Serre has been published by Asymptote. Fiction as Seduction is part five of my eight questions with writers series. Won’t go into too much detail but I’ve done the work on way Read.
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On Georg Trakl’s Sebastian Dreaming
I reviewed Sebastian Dreaming by Georg Trakl, translated by James Reidel and published by Seagull Books, for the Summer 2017 issue of the great Asymptote. My first proper poetry review. Read the collection and wrote the review in a frenzy back in Feb. I think Trakl was just what I needed. Big, big thanks to Read.
Tristan Foster 