In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff welcomes Marian Schwartz, a prize-winning translator of Russian fiction and other works. They discuss her new translation of Olga Slavnikova’s novel The Man Who Couldn’t Die, as well as the state of Russian fiction today. Marian recommends other authors for you to discover and mentions a funny story illustrating the dangers of translating classical literature.
You can read Marian’s bio here: https://www.marianschwartz.com/about and purchase the book here: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-man-who-couldnt-die/9780231185950
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