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Podcast: Elisabeth Jaquette on Translating Sudanese Fiction

Podcast: Elisabeth Jaquette on Translating Sudanese Fiction

January 15, 2021 ,

Translator Elisabeth Jaquette speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about four stories she translated from Arabic for Issue 19 of The Common magazine. These stories appear in a special portfolio of fiction from established and emerging Sudanese writers. In this conversation, Jaquette talks about the delights and difficulties of translating from Arabic, as well as her thoughts on form, style, and satire in literature from the Arab world. She also discusses translating Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, which is currently a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. 

Elisabeth Jaquette and Issue 19 cover

Podcast: Elisabeth Jaquette on Translating Sudanese Fiction
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Podcast: Omer Friedlander on “Operation Tamar”

Podcast: Omer Friedlander on “Operation Tamar”

January 1, 2021 ,

Writer Omer Friedlander speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Operation Tamar,” which appears in Issue 19 of The Common magazine. “Operation Tamar” is set in Israel, where Friedlander grew up. In this conversation, Friedlander talks about the setting and inspiration for this story and others, and the editing and revision that went into “Operation Tamar” before publication. He also discusses his current projects, a novel and a short story collection recently sold to Random House for publication.

Omer Friedlander plus Issue 19 cover

Podcast: Omer Friedlander on “Operation Tamar”
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Podcast: Tara Skurtu on “Offering”

Podcast: Tara Skurtu on “Offering”

December 18, 2020 ,

Tara Skurtu is an American poet and writer, writing coach, and public speaker. She speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about “Offering,” her poem from Issue 19 of The Common magazine. “Offering,” and many more of Skurtu’s poems, are set in Bucharest, Romania, where the poet has lived for several years. Skurtu discusses the inspiration and process behind the poem, her thoughts on teaching creative writing, and her time studying with poet Louise Glück. This conversation also includes the story behind the International Poetry Circle, an online poetry-reading initiative Skurtu started on Twitter in the early days of the pandemic.

Tara Skurtu plus Issue 19 cover

Podcast: Tara Skurtu on “Offering”
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Podcast: David Moloney on “Counsel”

Podcast: David Moloney on “Counsel”

December 8, 2020 ,

Writer David Moloney speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Counsel,” which appears in Issue 19 of The Common. “Counsel” is an excerpt from Moloney’s novel-in-stories, Barker House, set in a correctional facility in New Hampshire. The book follows nine correctional officers over the course of one year on the job. Moloney discusses his own experiences as a correctional officer in a New Hampshire facility, and the work of turning those complex experiences into stories for the novel. Barker House was published by Bloomsbury in April 2020, so this conversation also includes discussion of what it’s like to publish during a pandemic.

David Moloney, Issue 19

Podcast: David Moloney on “Counsel”
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