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Read an excerpt from What Is Africa to Me? by Guadeloupean author Maryse Condé, winner of the ‘alternative Nobel’ literature prize

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment on Read an excerpt from What Is Africa to Me? by Guadeloupean author Maryse Condé, winner of the ‘alternative Nobel’ literature prize

A giant of black feminist writing and thought, Maryse Condé was recently awarded the New Academy Prize in Literature, a…

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Letter: Translating Augustine—Sarah Ruden responds to David van Schoor

February 5, 2018Sarah Ruden1 Comment on Letter: Translating Augustine—Sarah Ruden responds to David van Schoor

Sarah Ruden responds to David van Schoor’s letter, published in our January issue, addressing Ruden’s response to Van Schuur’s review…

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Letter: David van Schoor responds to Sarah Ruden

January 15, 2018February 3, 2018David van SchoorLeave a Comment on Letter: David van Schoor responds to Sarah Ruden

David van Schoor responds to Sarah Ruden’s letter, published in our December issue, addressing Van Schoor’s review of her translation…

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Letter: Sarah Ruden responds to David van Schoor’s review of her translation of Augustine’s Confessions

December 6, 2017February 3, 2018Sarah Ruden5 Comments on Letter: Sarah Ruden responds to David van Schoor’s review of her translation of Augustine’s Confessions

Sarah Ruden responds to David van Schoor’s review of her translation of Augustine’s Confessions, ‘Translation as nuclear arms race’, published in the November…

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Translation as nuclear arms race: David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold interpretation of Augustine’s Confessions

November 6, 2017February 3, 2018David van SchoorLeave a Comment on Translation as nuclear arms race: David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold interpretation of Augustine’s Confessions

David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold new translation of Augustine’s Confessions. Confessions Sarah Ruden Modern Library, 2017 1. Sine…

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