Agnieszka Matkowska

Buriatologist & literary translator

[Agnieszka Matkowska @Buriatologist]

Thanks to @calvertjournal I get more likes than academic citations!

The “Buryatologist” dive into the rich history of Buryatia and Mongolia on Instagram https://t.co/W9pAyi3RGe via @calvertjournal

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@caringerel Congratulations! Wonderful news! 💥💥

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Can’t wait to read it!

[Indiana University Press @iupress]

Drawing on classic theories of ritual and performance, Facing the Fire, Taking the Stage explores how Buryat shamanism and state-sanctioned performing arts have allowed Buryats to negotiate and express different kinds of belonging to people and land.

Available now! #newrelease

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@caringerel Congratulations!

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@caringerel Heartbreaking! 💔

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@SongsForHorses Speechless!

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@AKurkov It’s an honour! So happy that I got to do it! ☺️

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my newest translation by the one and only @AKurkov
(yes, i do have two X accounts for work)

[Agnieszka Matkowska @AgaMatkowska]

Intl Translation Day is the perfect date to officially announce my debut translation from Russian (actually first novel), The Silver Bone by @AKurkov, 2024 Intl Booker Prize longlist. Available in Poland this autumn. (I am reading it in my mind in a thick American accent!)

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@caringerel Congratulations! Wonder if someone is working on the Polish translation.

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Don’t miss if in Berlin. On show only for a couple of days more. Glad I managed to see it this week.

The exhibition is well conceptualised and comes with a guide and a catalogue exploring North Eurasian contexts, with a text on Buryatia by N. Tsyrempilov among many others.

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@sjaszi @Hulegu Excellent idea! I never have translation samples prints ready (at book fairs or conferences). I always email or talk first and then send a sample if someone is interested. They rarely are.

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I’ve been taking this course for four semesters. It is demanding but great!

[Mongolia Cluster @MongoliaCluster]

New language workshops, now enrolling! #classicalmongolian #Onlineclasses #mongolbichig

[Kenny Linden @Kenny_Linden]

"If a prince holds on to his state by means of mercenary armies, he will never be stable or secure." - Niccolò Machiavelli

[Agnieszka Matkowska @Buriatologist]

Would you have two Twitter accounts if you had two completely different careers? BTW, happy #LabourDay

[Agnieszka Matkowska @Buriatologist]

Dissolving Earths is online.
I am honoured that I have a tiny share in this project.
https://t.co/h69WHc9b8e

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“A person might be able to say just two phrases in Buryat and consider themselves a Buryat speaker, though that is not true. Knowing just two phrases is not a sign of knowing the language…”

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My translation of Paying the Land by Joe Sacco submitted to this year’s Ryszard Kapuściński Award. I only found out yesterday. 🙈

97 original works and 46 translations from seven languages were submitted.

[Nagroda im. R. Kapuścińskiego @NagrodaRK]

143 książki zgłoszone do tegorocznej Nagrody im. R.Kapuścińskiego 👍 97 reportaży napisanych po polsku, 46 tłumaczeń z siedmiu języków.
Jury #NRK już pracuje, w kwietniu poznamy 10 nominowanych, finał Nagrody pod koniec maja @warszawa @GazetaStoleczna

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@nabelew Thanks for sharing. I would’ve missed it otherwise.

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@MariValdur Сагаалганай амар мэндэ! 🐰

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Сагаан һарын амар мэндэ!

[Free Buryatia Foundation @FreeBuryatia]

The celebration of Sagaalgan

The celebration of Sagaalgan includes Buddhist temple services and home rituals.
On the eve of the holiday, Dugzhuuba ritual is organized in datsans, during which a ritual of purification from all the bad things of the past year is performed.