About the Talk
What is translation to a translator? What is translation to an editor? For whom do we translate? This conversation between Rahul Soni, Editor-at-Large with HarperCollins Publishers India, and a founding editor of South Parade, a print-only journal of literature from the Global South, and Manasvin Rajagopalan, Assistant Professor of Literature, SIAS explores the complexities of translation, its practice, and its increasing relevance in the contemporary world. The talk is mandatory for students of LITT 335 Editing and Publishing.
About the Speaker
Rahul Soni is a writer, editor, and translator based in India. He serves as an Editor-at-Large with HarperCollins Publishers India and is a founding editor of South Parade, a print-only journal of literature from the Global South. Since joining HarperCollins in 2017, Rahul has acquired and edited books that have become among the country\u2019s best-selling and most acclaimed literary works. His editorial projects have won major Indian awards and been shortlisted for international honors, including the Booker Prize, the JCB Prize for Literature, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and the Pulitzer Prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42767,"template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"event_listing_category":[213],"event_listing_type":[],"class_list":["post-42765","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_category-literature","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n