The most challenging part about being a brilliant writer in a foreign country is that it can often take years for one’s work to at last be acknowledged on an international level as a result of waiting for a just and accurate English translation. It happened with Patrick Modiano (who didn’t get his due English adaptation until winning the Nobel Prize in 2014) and Elena Ferrante … Continue reading Poena Damni Z213: Exit by Dimitris Lyacos Gets Worthy Translation from Shorsha Sullivan