Asymptote is a global journal dedicated to literary translation, created by a team of writers and translators from over 25 different countries. In our new podcast, we explore the most fascinating, eclectic and unsung stories in international literature. Each episode travels far and wide to bring you interviews, readings and mini-documentaries from all over the literary world.
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- GIVE IT A LISTEN - Il est joli le podcast iTunes d'Asymptote. iTunes Store: tapez Asymptote Records, puis cliquez sur "s'abonner"... Find Asymptote Records' Podcast on iTunes.
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Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Jamal Saeed
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Join us today for a heartfelt conversation with exiled Syrian author Jamal Saeed, author of the 2022 autobiography My Road from Damascus (ECW Press, Toronto). Podcast Editor Vincent Hostak recently sat down with Saeed, now based in Canada, to discuss his devastating short story, a highlight of our recent Summer 2024 edition. Written amidst the ongo…
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Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Dan Beachy-Quick
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To American poet and translator Dan Beachy-Quick, translations of Greek poets from the lyric and philosophical traditions are an opportunity to “use the eye to break apart the mind and remind us that we have a mouth to sing another’s song.” In this new Asymptote podcast episode, Beachy-Quick and Podcast Editor Vincent Hostak discuss the ongoing res…
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Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Matthew Landrum on Faroese Writer Anna Malan Jógvansdóttir
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In today’s thrilling conversation with author and translator Matthew Landrum, Podcast Editor Vincent Hostak explores the compelling poetry of Anna Malan Jógvansdóttir and the renaissance of Faroese literature as spotlighted in Asymptote’s Spring issue. Nine Faroese authors from multiple generations are represented in our Special Feature organized i…
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The third Asymptote Podcast episode for 2024 explores a chapter in the life of Vladimir Nabokov during his time in the United States (where he became a citizen in 1945). With his spouse, Vera, and son, Dimitri, he travelled across the America West at the dawn of the mid-nineteenth century. It’s estimated that Nabokov chalked […]…
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In the second podcast episode centering on contributors to Asymptote’s landmark 50th issue, Danish-Norwegian author Kristin Vego joins Podcast Editor Vincent Hostak in conversation. Her story, “All Things Lovely,” as translated by Jennifer Russell, represents her debut in the English language. Vego’s story also arrives at a moment when Norwegian li…
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Esteemed translator David Unger joins our new Podcast Editor Vincent Hostak for a conversation with readings of the poetry of Jaime Barrios Carillo. Born in Guatemala City in 1954 and living in Stockholm since 1981, Carrillo is known principally as a writer and columnist. His Two Poems from the Spanish Language volume Ángeles sin dios (Angels Witho…
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It’s Steve Lehman’s final episode as our podcast editor, and we’re going out with a bang: a timely interview with the Ethiopian writer and translator Bethlehem Attfield. In this episode, Bethlehem talks with Steve about co-translating Mulugeta Alebachew’s short story “Heaven Without Prickly Pears” for our Summer 2021 issue. She also discusses the l…
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Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Kári Tulinius
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Summer has arrived (in the northern hemisphere, anyway), and today we’re heading to Iceland! In this episode, Icelandic writer Kári Tulinius chats with podcast editor Steve Lehman about growing up in Iceland, the advantages of a tight-knit literary community, and how writing poetry is part of what it means to be human. Then, Kári reads one of his p…
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Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Padma Viswanathan
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Today on the show, the award-winning author and translator Padma Viswanathan joins podcast editor Steve Lehman to talk about her love for Brazilian literature, the connection between writing and translating, and how translation helps her form an even closer relationship to Portuguese. Afterwards, stick around to hear an excerpt from the short story…
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Asymptote Podcast: An interview with Anton Hur followed by a reading by Yilin Wang
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Join podcast editor Steve Lehman for a conversation with current contributor Anton Hur on his journey as a literary translator and his “Fictional Notes toward an Essay on Translation” that was published under the aegis of our “Brave New World Literature Feature” spotlighting the unique relationship between authors and their translators. Stay until …
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Non! La mort ne nous aura pas... Aujourd'hui, c'est l'annonce de la première Asymptote Records Party @ Nantes Comedy Club le 16 janvier les copains! Cette maxi-boum réunira tous les membres d'Asymptote au complet! Et avec le big smile bien sur!http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/event.php?eid=256319181344&ref=mfDri ouvre le balle avec un un ptit…
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Faute d'avoir un ordinateur potable, Thom Thom a décidé de laisser la main à celui d'entre nous qui travail le plus: Stëfal's! Après plusieurs passages au Café Cube du Hangar à Bananes de Nantes pour la Student Spectrum, c'est au Comedy Club qu'il posera ses fesses pour déverser un tsunami de décibels turbulent! Le 21 novembre bande de moutons! En …
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On a bien cru que ce site allait crever, vu le peu d'activité de notre part ces derniers jours... Mais c'était bien entendu un silence radio prémédité! De ces 10 jours de pseudo vacances est né l'émission officielle d'Asymptote Records sur iTunes. Abonnez-vous dès maintenant dans l'iTunes Store! Alors, si vous suivez le raisonnement, vous comprendr…
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