Untranslatable

An irresistible, razor-sharp memoir about a literary translator’s many selves—wife, mother, global citizen—and the strange convergences of life, language, 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 spells sends her to t...