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Arts and literary translations into English and German by native speakers. Based in Berlin and Hamburg. Views are all our own.

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Thrilled to see this review by @ajbwells in @GuardianBooks of Siblings, published by @PenguinUKBooks and @transitbooks.

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Gosh, tbe @newyorker reviewed ‘Siblings’.

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"Among so many losses, Reimann’s SIBLINGS has somehow survived, an unlikely patch of political, personal, and aesthetic freedom."

@JoannaBiggs on Brigitte Reimann and SIBLINGS (tr. @LucyJonesTweets) for @NewYorker💫
https://t.co/1u9giPwgxz

[WordsWithoutBorders @wwborders]

"As it later turned out, he’d carefully been preparing his escape for a long time." Brigitte Reimann’s "Siblings," tr @LucyJonesTweets & out now from @transitbooks:
https://t.co/HsZZE37NpO

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Wonderful seeing ‘Siblings’ as one of the Best Reviewed Books of the Week https://t.co/sGMPCIYOrs via @bookmarksreads

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So glad to see this event go ahead, with a contribution from our dear friend Gayath Almadhoun, co-organised by the wonderful Bill Martin.

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https://t.co/FL2aSkrefp
Ta-dah! Revamped website.

[Rebecca Tamás @RebTamas]

3. This East German cult classic is finally in English translation from Lucy Jones & it’s brilliant - a brutal, tender story of sibling relationships, political compromise, ideals & hope.

A brother wants to cross to the West, a sister wants to remain. Really powerful.

[Michael Orthofer @MAOrthofer]

In the mail: a very nice trio of ARCs, incl. 2x @transitbooks: 'Cold Nights of Childhood' by Tezer Özlü (5/2023) https://t.co/hFgSlYz4sz and the very eagerly anticipated 'Siblings' by Brigitte Reimann (tr. @LucyJonesTweets; 3/2023) https://t.co/l6oANAFJXZ

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Brigitte Reimann’s Siblings is published in February. Here’s a review👇🏼

[Corina Romonti @corinaromonti]

Woke up to this brilliant piece that contextualises the work of Brigitte Reimann and highlights the importance of her novels finally being translated into English. Thank you @connollyberlin @LucyJonesTweets @ka_bradley

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@sea_mammal Thank you, Doreen. It was an absolute pleasure to translate this brillant book, and it was lovely working so closely with you. Out in German in 15th November - exciting. :-)

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Seagull is celebrating publishing 100 books this year. Their stand in Hall 6.1 at the book fair is well worth a visit.

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We are having a great day at in Frankfurt catching up with friends and colleagues. Wave if you see us!

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@norbert_linke @BeckettSimon @rowohlt Wir übersetzen immer abwechselnd (aber gleichzeitig) 4-5 Kapitel am Stück, sprechen uns telefonisch ab und legen ein Glossar an, das ständig erweitert wird. Zum Schluss wirft das Lektorat ein Adlerauge auf das Ganze.

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Our Karen Witthuhn is crushing it in the bestseller list with her new translation (co-translator Sabine Längsfeld) of #dieverlorenen by @BeckettSimon @rowohlt

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The @LiteraturhausB is hosting a spoken word performance of T.S. Eliot’s « The Waste Land », in a free interpretation by Nico & the Navigators. Tickets here: https://t.co/G3DiuCbZcG

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@dorabinovici Ensetzlich.

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Not just a good read: an important book about the spaces women get to occupy online and off.

[New Books in German @newgermanbooks]

Doris Knecht’s new book, The Message, explores how abusive anonymous messages affect a woman’s life. But it’s about much more than that. Lucy Jones @BacktoJones interviews the author.

https://t.co/OTHjSVivCo

[Jenny Croft @jenniferlcroft]

I'm not translating any more books without my name on the cover. Not only is it disrespectful to me, but it is also a disservice to the reader, who should know who chose the words they're going to read.

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@JulietConlin @BacktoJones @BeckettSimon I’ll tell Karen (who is not on Twitter) 💜