Sylvia Gallagher

Sylvia Gallagher is a literary translator of Japanese. Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, she now resides in Fukushima.

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Preserving Ambiguity: An Interview with Sylvia Gallagher

Conversations | Sylvia Gallagher

Sylvia Gallagher, translator of Hiroko Oyamada’s “Cat-a-Cat” from Volume 73.1, talks about literary translation, her relationship to Oyamada’s work, and the tactical importance of spare trousers. This interview has been edited for clarity. The interviewer is William Shaw. Read “Cat-a-Cat” here. I enjoyed your translation of “Cat-a-Cat” when I read it for […]