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Jennifer Croft

How to translate Olga Tokarczuk

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In this episode of The Debrief, we have an in-depth interview with Jennifer Croft, a US-based translator who works with acclaimed Polish author Olga Tokarczuk.

Translators from across the globe discuss works of Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk

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