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About Alice Banks

Alice Banks is a literary translator based in the UK. Her working languages are French and English and she has a particular interest in contemporary and feminist fiction. She is currently completing an MA in literary translation at UEA. Alice's website is alicebankstranslation.com.

Fluency in Translation: Avoiding Homogeneity and Ethnocentrism by Alice Banks

Alice Banks

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Today, fluency is widely considered a necessity of literary translations into English. But what is fluency, and is it a goal to aim for in translating, or something we should avoid? First, we must … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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