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Call for translators to receive literary honours

Original: @ mrundkvist Good book translators are heroes and should get medals, more literary awards, cash prizes, etc. They make a

A Swedish-based archaeologist and author argued online that good book translators are heroes who deserve medals, more literary awards and cash prizes, saying they make all the difference for readers of translated fiction. Others in the books community echoed the sentiment, renewing a recurring debate about how little recognition and pay translators receive despite shaping how foreign literature is received.

Why now: Readers of translated fiction are highlighting how under-recognised literary translators are.

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• @ mrundkvist Good book translators are heroes and should get medals, more literary awards, cash prizes, etc. They make all the difference for those of us who enjoy translated fiction. # bookstodon # translatedfiction · Minnesota411988 · 14

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