There is growing discontent among writers and scholars about the dearth of literary translations published in the United States. Los Angeles Times Book Review editor Steve Wasserman discusses what’s at stake. Also, excerpts from a reading at the Kitchen, a Manhattan performance space, of literature from the “Axis of Evil.” The event marks the launch of an on-line magazine, wordswithoutborders.org, dedicated to literature in translation. Produced by Julie Subrin.
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