Sant Reads | an interview with Daisy Rockwell!!! | translator & winner of International Booker Prize 2022 @SantReads | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
thank you to @JprLitFest, Vaibhav & Daisy for making this happen! apologies for the sound quality in advance. all the books and translators are mentioned down below.
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'thank me' through the super stickers (the heart with the dollar sign next to the like buttons)
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my amazon wishlist: bit.ly/smritiswishlist
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books & translators ⤵
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Moomin by Tove Jansson (translated by many)
Andhere Bandh Kamre by Mohan Rakesh
A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There by Krishna Sobti (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Fifty Five Pillars, Red Walls by Usha Priyamvada (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Tamas by Bhisham Sahni (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Rouge Street: Three Novellas by Shuang Xuetao (translated by Jeremy Tiang)
The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao
Arunava Sinha (translates from Bengali)
Muhammad Umar Memon (translated from Urdu)
Jason Grunebaum (translates from Hindi)
Anton Hur (translates from Korean)
Jeremy Tiang (translates from Chinese)
Tiffany Tsao (translates from Bahasa Indonesia)
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🔥Links to my Socials📱
Instagram: instagram.com/sant.reads
Twitter: twitter.com/santreads
GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/13099501-smriti
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/a88a728b-4e46-4dbf-8725-1a0338646636
Email: santreads (at) gmail (dot) com
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timestamps⤵
00:00 hello
01:37 translated books from childhood
02:22 inspiration to become a translator
04:00 the translation landscape in India then & now
06:04 on winning the International Booker Prize in 2022
08:20 the translation process & most favourite/difficult translation so far
10:02 translation vs writing yourself - writing styles
11:06 indian translations/translators recommendations
13:13 how do you curate/select your translations
14:43 international translations/translators recommendations
15:58 wrapping up and goodbye from us and me!
#litwithindianlit #interview #booktube #translatedbooks #translation #booktubeindia #indianbooktuber
thank you to @JprLitFest, Vaibhav & Daisy for making this happen! apologies for the sound quality in advance. all the books and translators are mentioned down below.
support me and what i do⤵
SUBSCRIBE! (and hit the bell icon)
'thank me' through the super stickers (the heart with the dollar sign next to the like buttons)
buy me a coffee (UPI included)- buymeacoffee.com/santreads
my amazon wishlist: bit.ly/smritiswishlist
---------------------------------------------------------
books & translators ⤵
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Moomin by Tove Jansson (translated by many)
Andhere Bandh Kamre by Mohan Rakesh
A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There by Krishna Sobti (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Fifty Five Pillars, Red Walls by Usha Priyamvada (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Tamas by Bhisham Sahni (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
Rouge Street: Three Novellas by Shuang Xuetao (translated by Jeremy Tiang)
The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao
Arunava Sinha (translates from Bengali)
Muhammad Umar Memon (translated from Urdu)
Jason Grunebaum (translates from Hindi)
Anton Hur (translates from Korean)
Jeremy Tiang (translates from Chinese)
Tiffany Tsao (translates from Bahasa Indonesia)
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🔥Links to my Socials📱
Instagram: instagram.com/sant.reads
Twitter: twitter.com/santreads
GoodReads: goodreads.com/user/show/13099501-smriti
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/a88a728b-4e46-4dbf-8725-1a0338646636
Email: santreads (at) gmail (dot) com
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timestamps⤵
00:00 hello
01:37 translated books from childhood
02:22 inspiration to become a translator
04:00 the translation landscape in India then & now
06:04 on winning the International Booker Prize in 2022
08:20 the translation process & most favourite/difficult translation so far
10:02 translation vs writing yourself - writing styles
11:06 indian translations/translators recommendations
13:13 how do you curate/select your translations
14:43 international translations/translators recommendations
15:58 wrapping up and goodbye from us and me!
#litwithindianlit #interview #booktube #translatedbooks #translation #booktubeindia #indianbooktuber
