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Andris Straumanis, who is remembered by his family and friends as a dedicated mentor, talented photographer, and passionate historian for immigrant and diaspora press in North America, died Monday, Sept.
Biruta Straumanis, who is remembered by her family as an avid gardener, talented cook and voracious consumer of the news media, died Friday, Sept. 9, in River Falls Area Hospital.
There is growing interest in reading Catalan literature in English translation and a number of publishers are busy looking for Catalan literary gems.
Eleven translators have been chosen for the National Centre for Writing's mentorship program originally founded by Daniel Hahn.
Living Texts AWARD-WINNING TRANSLATOR: Straumanis, photographed in a self-portrait above, helps bring world literature to English language readers as editorial director of Open Letter Books and an award-winning translator of Latvian literature. (Photo: Courtesy of Kaija Straumanis ’12 (MA) ) “A person lives in his language like a fish in water,” says Latvian writer Inga Ābele. “That’s why authors don’t know that much about their own work—because they live inside it. If an author wants to test the strength of her work—be it a novel, story, or play—it...