Arunava Sinha
@arunava
Bengali-English-Bengali #literarytranslator ~ #nowtranslating: a literary novel by day, classic short stories by night ~ All posts are strictly personal views.
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How does the editor of a book feels when it gets a poor review? After all, the editor thought it was a good book, or they wouldn't have published it. And if it's only a matter of individual opinion, is a good review necessarily vindication? It too is a single reviewer's opinion.
How does the editor of a book feels when it gets a poor review? After all, the editor thought it was a good book, or they wouldn't have published it. And if it's only a matter of individual opinion, is a good review necessarily vindication? It too is a single reviewer's opinion.
New episode 🔔 Drawing on writers like Dickens and Christie, as well as ideas from philosophers like Böhme and Lefebvre, we will explore how settings shape emotions, reflect power dynamics, impact behaviours, and shape human relations. open.spotify.com/episode/5LzQam…
Meanwhile, the ebook of the first Chowringhee Press title, Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘The Laboratory’ is now out. Get it here, instantly chowringheepress.com/post/1148243/T…
ANNOUNCING! A landmark new series from Chowringhee Press. Interviews with 100 translators around the world, working in and out of 60 different languages. In 5 volumes. We’ll be publishing the @harshaneeyam conversations with translators on their work and their craft this year…
ANNOUNCING! A landmark new series from Chowringhee Press. Interviews with 100 translators around the world, working in and out of 60 different languages. In 5 volumes. We’ll be publishing the @harshaneeyam conversations with translators on their work and their craft this year…
This weekend we'll be announcing a new series of books that Chowringhee Press will be publishing over this year and next. Follow us here so you don't miss our posts (and, of course, books). chowringheepress.com
Just completed (well, almost) my second film subtitling gig. Was tremendous fun, and discovered an actor who’s brilliant with their ‘hmmm…’, ‘hmm?’, ‘hmm!’ and ‘HMMM!!!’ — unfortunately couldn’t subtitle those.
Attention 'AI will replace human translators' evangelists: Meta apologises after auto-translated post declares India minister 'dead' bbc.com/news/articles/… (hat-tip @JBhattacharji)
I started reading a library copy of this book by Sanya Rushdi (trans. @arunava) this morning and was so blown away by the first 40 pages I had to rush out to the bookstore and buy my own copy. @GiramondoBooks #SanyaRushdi
Wonderful moment in Mashrur Arefin’s Phantom of August, when the protagonist reflects on the meaning of a name “Mehernaz” & what one seeks from it, caught between wanting to reread Proust, running behind his deadline to translate Kafka into Bangla. Translated by Arunava Sinha.
What makes Manto relevant and interesting for Gen Z? Read this collection translated by Gen Z translators to find out! Now in bookstores and online.
'...quite a cast of very independent-minded characters who do not let societal constraints hem them in...' @MAOrthofer reviews the translated version of 'The Laboratory' (Chowringhee Press)—which Rabindranath Tagore wrote in 1940, months before his death. complete-review.com/reviews/bengal…
Rainy day reading sorted! 📚⛈️ @arunava brings together a brilliant group of young translators to give us familiar and lesser known Manto stories in new ways.
... the first from the new Chowringhee Press, @NobelPrize laureate Rabindranath Tagore's last novel, 'The Laboratory', translated by @arunava chowringheepress.stck.me/book/1057396/T…
Are you an undergrad or postgrad student interested in translation? Apply to present your work at BHASHAVAAD 2.0, our national translation conference at IIC, New Delhi, on 29–30 August 2025. Deadline: 30 June. More details in the post.
Rabindranath Tagore for your friends and family abroad? Please use these links to send a gift of one (or both!) of these books to someone in the US or the UK or anywhere else in the world outside India. chowringheepress.com/book/1057396/T… amzn.eu/d/8dVNZ1Q
A very special message from Wong Kar Wai 🌹 Premiering exclusively on @criterionchannl later this year: BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI, Wong Kar Wai's first-ever original series — all 30 episodes! Get ready.
Our Summer Sale is now live! Get any of our books, for 25% off!
Friends in the US and UK, this special edition of #RabindranathTagore’s very last novel, The Laboratory, in English translation is now being delivered to buyers in New York and Toronto, London and San Francisco. Order your copy here chowringheepress.stck.me/book/1057396/T…
Check out @the_hindu’s latest eBook, curated by Sudipta Datta and edited by me — featuring Urvashi Butalia, @arunava, @ramyakannan, @PreetiZach, & more on Indian literature in translation. Now on TH digital bit.ly/THebook & Amazon Kindle. bit.ly/kindleLink