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Carmen Acevedo Butcher
Carmen Acevedo Butcher teaches writing at UC Berkeley. Her translations include The Cloud of Unknowing (Shambhala), God of Mercy: Ælfric’s Sermons and Theology (Mercer University Press), and Practice of the Presence: A Revolutionary Translation (Broadleaf).
Aurelia Dávila Pratt’s paths to healing
Her powerful debut resonates deeply with my lifelong labor to honor my name and my voice.
Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book crosses boundaries
It doesn’t matter what genre Translating Myself and Others is. What matters is that it is irresistibly immersive.
Translation as an act of love
“Dolly Parton says she is singing for everybody. I am trying to translate for everybody.”
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