NEW TRANSLATION: How to Say Babylon – Safiya Sinclair


Together with Lisette van Eijk, I translated Jamaican poet Safiya Sinclair's memoir for publishing house Podium, How to Say Babylon (Hoe je Babylon zegtThe book was published in the Netherlands, as well as in English-speaking countries, in October 2023. The book has received a lot of praise in both the US and the UK and was, among other things, chosen as one of the books for the book club Read with Jenna.

Read the review in newspaper Dutch newspaper Trouw (October 3, Marijke Laurense, 4 stars).

Soon, a short piece by Lisette and me will be published on Athenaeum's Translators' Column!

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