Reading in Translation

with Martha Adams, writer of Martha's Monthly

Translated literature is hot right now.

I wrote about it in our interview with Polly Barton, the translator of Hunchback, our Open Book Club May read. I mentioned I was inspired to pick up Hunchback after reading Martha’s interview with the author, Saou Ichikawa.

Martha dedicates her monthly newsletter to translated fiction, and clearly has amazing tast…