Untranslatable

An irresistible, razor-sharp memoir about a literary translator’s many selves—artist, mother, global citizen—as she navigates the strange convergences of family and work, life and craft

As a literary translator, Lara Vergnaud opens doors to transformative worlds: patients grapple with mysterious illnesses, butchers go mad, mothers grieve for lost children. As she translates each work—patiently, obsessively—her own life continues apace with the complexities of such stories: a string of dizzy ...