Translation
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Haruki Murakami and the challenge of translating Japanese’s many words for ‘I’
Gitte Marianne Hansen, The Conversation
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Translated fiction: Gyan Chaturvedi’s novel about the free-market economy and excessive consumerism
Gyan Chaturvedi Punarvasu Joshi
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‘Mornings With My Cat Mii’ joins other Japanese novels that confront the absurdities of modern life
Diya Isha
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Why should we read the classics? To slow down. And to appreciate our cultural and social diversity
Srinivas Reddy
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‘Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat’: A comfort read that reminds us of the value of human connections
Aditi Yadav
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‘Bride in the Hills’: Kannada writer Kuvempu’s novel depicts life under the ruthless regime of caste
Arvind Narrain
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2024 Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation: Read the winning poems
Scroll Staff
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Translated fiction: A family grapples with the tension between its Jewish faith and Indian identity
Sheela Rohekar Madhu Singh
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Fiction: A plot is hatched to kill Mat’s wife and their baby. However, he is accused of the murders
Mahfud Ikhwan Annie Tucker
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Mandarin translation of Shubhangi Swarup’s ‘Latitudes of Longing’ wins Taiwan’s 2024 Openbook Prize
Scroll Staff
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Literary critic Kirtinath Kurtkoti on how Kannada poetry is influenced by translation and rewriting
Kirtinath Kurtkoti Kamalakar Bhat
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Sunday book pick: The sex lives of Iranian housewives in Marjane Satrapi’s ‘Embroideries’
Sayari Debnath
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‘The Inseparables’: Simone de Beauvoir’s novella speaks of the crushing weight borne by women
Kshipra Hada
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Fiction: A traditional aristocratic Bengali family transitions into modernity after Independence
Kusum Khemani Mahanta Banibrata
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Anna Bhau Sathe’, by Vishwas Patil
Vishwas Patil Suresh Maheshwari
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Fiction: 70-year-old Unnikrishnan calls a press conference to announce the date of his death
M Mukundan Nandakumar K
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Crossword Book Awards: Saharu N Kannanari, Karthik Muralidharan, Jayasree Kalathil among winners
Scroll Staff
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Translated Hindi fiction: An excerpt from ‘Neel Chhavi’, by Mahasweta Devi
Mahasweta Devi Maheshwar
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: ‘My Autobiography’, by Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin Suraj Prakash
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‘The Rainbow Runners’: An affecting novel about insurgencies in Assam despite some occasional bumps
Ananya Kaushik