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A Life of Translating Jewish Literature
And the sound of S.Y. Agnon’s own voice.
The podcast below begins with a brief clip of the celebrated Israeli writer S.Y. Agnon reading one of his stories. In the conversation that follows, Curt Leviant—a novelist, translator of Hebrew and Yiddish fiction, and professor—tells the story behind that recording to Jeffrey Saks, and describes his own encounters with Agnon, his friendship with the great Yiddish novelist Chaim Grade, his approach to translation, and much else. (Audio, 1 hour.)
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