Frohes Neues Jahr!In 34 days, it will be the 80th anniversary of the firebombing of Dresden (13/2/1945–15/2), and each year, the Dresdner use the anniversary…Jan 13Jan 13
A Kurt Vonnegut Translation ClipshowWie das so ist: Übersetzung des Slaughterhouse-Five von Kurt VonnegutDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 2024
Starting AfreshFirst 24h in Germany, 11 of which were spent asleep (es tut mir leid, I was sat next to a rather talkative guy on the FlixBus who got off…Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 2024
Small SuccessesNB: German translations of these blogposts are now published separately. I have thoughts more quickly than I can translate. Please excuse…Aug 21, 2024Aug 21, 2024
Passion ProjectsHere’s a small secret: I spent the first few weeks of my English degree exclaiming, as if I were sodding (not disputed) Oscar Wilde…Aug 7, 2024Aug 7, 2024
How to Be a Mid Translation, and Further Thoughts I Am HavingHarsh, I know. Justified? Perhaps. I affixed an addendum to my previous blog-post to question Gregor Hens’ translation of…Jul 11, 2024Jul 11, 2024
21/06–06/07/24; So it goes“I would hate to tell you what this lousy book cost me in money and anxiety and time…And I thought too, that it would be a masterpiece or…Jul 3, 2024Jul 3, 2024