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Maureen
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Today I welcome the inimitable Maureen Freely who introduces us to her three worlds - the USA, Turkey and England. What a treat and privilege to have Maureen as my guest.
Maureen is a writer with seven novels to her name and many other strings to her bow. She is well-known as a translator of the Turkish Nobel Laureate, Orhan Pamuk. She has also brought into English several classics as well as works by Turkish rising stars.
For many years, she worked as a journalist in London, writing about literature, social justice, and human rights as chair of the translators association. And more recently as a president and chair of English Pen, she has campaigned for writers and freedom of expression, internationally. She teaches at the university of Warwick.
Maureen talks about her love of languages and of the challenges she faced when she was translating Orhan Pamuk's Nobel prize winning novel. Along the way we talk about what it means to be be accepted in a country that is not your own. Maureen is charming, eloquent and profoundly philosophical about life and our place in the world. I absolutely loved recording this episode and hope you enjoy listening to it. What a great guest!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_Freely
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2017/11/maureen-freely-translator
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If you would like to talk to me about your two worlds, I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact me. My address is hello@twoworlds.oneme.cafe
Music thanks to John Bartmann
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