In this episode, host Clayton McKee interviews translator of French Lara Vergnaud about her translation of Joy Sorman's Tenderloin. They discuss the ethics of translation, translation practices/approaches, as well as Joy Sorman's writing. Lara provides amazing insight into her creative practice as well as directly into the work of translating and publishing this extraordinary novel. A bilingual excerpt is read from the novel. The article written by Lara Vergnaud published in Hopscotch mentioned in this episode can be found here. Restless Books has provided Trafika Europe Radio listeners with a special discount for the book! On Restless Books' Bookstore you can use the discount code TRAFIKA for a reduction of 20% on your purchase of the novel. Any orders shipping within the United States also get free shipping. Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits. Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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