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International Booker Prize
A prize that started by honouring lifetimes ended up championing translators—one book at a time.
Translation
The invisible labour every foreign masterpiece depends on.
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Latin American Boom
The Boom didn’t export Latin America—it exported Latin American novelists’ control over form.
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Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival did not begin in 1966 — it began in 1959 as an act of racial repair.
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Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine isn’t traditional—it’s translated.