Sarah Gear
@sarahgear.bsky.social
PhD about Russian literary translation and politics from the University of Exeter. Assistant Interview Editor at Asymptote. Teaching at the University of St Andrews.
The new edition of Asymptote is out today - and I got to interview the wonderful @jencalleja.bsky.social for it 😊 Have a read here!
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An Interview with Jen Calleja - Asymptote
I met with Jen Calleja—author, musician and translator from German extraordinaire—at the Edinburgh International Book Festival where she was taking part in two events. In the first, she ap...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The new edition of Asymptote is out today - and I got to interview the wonderful @jencalleja.bsky.social for it 😊 Have a read here!
www.asymptotejournal.com/interview/an...
www.asymptotejournal.com/interview/an...
Come and join me for a chat with author Shahzoda Samarqandi about her wonderful novel Mothersland! Her translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega will be there too for a discussion of language, politics, and Central Asian literature. 23rd Sept, Byre Theatre, St Andrews
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Translating Mothersland
Shahzoda Samarqandi, Shelley Fairweather-Vega, and the Politics of Language Dr Sarah Gear, School of Modern Language
6.00pm - Pay What You Can £6.00 / £4.00
Novelist Shahzoda Samarqandi and translat...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Come and join me for a chat with author Shahzoda Samarqandi about her wonderful novel Mothersland! Her translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega will be there too for a discussion of language, politics, and Central Asian literature. 23rd Sept, Byre Theatre, St Andrews
byretheatre.com/shows/transl...
byretheatre.com/shows/transl...
And a lovely interview with the wonderful @bdralyuk.bsky.social www.asymptotejournal.com/interview/an...
An Interview with Boris Dralyuk - Asymptote
Corresponding with Boris Dralyuk is always a pleasure. He is one of those people whose thoughtfulness and genuine interest just make the world feel like a better place. Having read most of his transla...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
And a lovely interview with the wonderful @bdralyuk.bsky.social www.asymptotejournal.com/interview/an...
New edition of Asymptote out today! www.asymptotejournal.com
Summer 2025
Featuring Alda Merini, Bassam Yousuf, Carolina Brown, MARGENTO and Daniel Saldaña París in our AI-themed Feature
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July 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New edition of Asymptote out today! www.asymptotejournal.com
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We're bringing back Apofenie Magazine. Among other things, expect book reviews from me there that aren't related to Ukraine and the surrounding region. For our triumphant return, I reviewed Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad's wartime memoir "The Eyes of Gaza."
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Reading “The Eyes of Gaza” from wartime Ukraine — APOFENIE
Reviewed by Kate Tsurkan Reading “The Eyes of Gaza” from Ukraine, I was reminded of how no war occurs in a vacuum — the fight for survival, freedom, and justice is never isolated, but part of a larg...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We're bringing back Apofenie Magazine. Among other things, expect book reviews from me there that aren't related to Ukraine and the surrounding region. For our triumphant return, I reviewed Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad's wartime memoir "The Eyes of Gaza."
www.apofenie.com/the-latest-c...
www.apofenie.com/the-latest-c...
I have been absent for a while - coming back to post this very fun interview with the wonderful @antonhur.com! www.asymptotejournal.com/interview/an...
An Interview with Anton Hur - Asymptote
Anton Hur is a genuine literary force. As one of the most prolific translators of Korean literature, and an author, too, since the publication of Towards Eternity (HarperVia) in 2024, he has...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I have been absent for a while - coming back to post this very fun interview with the wonderful @antonhur.com! www.asymptotejournal.com/interview/an...
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Sarah Gear: Recording a complex tapestry of life
‘A changing of the epochs’
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June 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Sarah Gear: Recording a complex tapestry of life
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'In Russia, fact and record shift like quicksand.'
Bryan Karetnyk: How Stalin shaped the Soviet collective memory
Bryan Karetnyk: How Stalin shaped the Soviet collective memory
Inventing a history
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June 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
'In Russia, fact and record shift like quicksand.'
Bryan Karetnyk: How Stalin shaped the Soviet collective memory
Bryan Karetnyk: How Stalin shaped the Soviet collective memory
An interview with with wonderful Christina Kramer about translating Macedonian literature on the Asymptote blog today! Thank you Christina! www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/03...
Translating Macedonian Literature and Lidija Dimkovska’s Personal Identification Number: An Interview with Christina Kramer - Asymptote Blog
No matter how much I read, no matter how well I know the language, that language is constantly changing, and authors are creative.
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March 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
An interview with with wonderful Christina Kramer about translating Macedonian literature on the Asymptote blog today! Thank you Christina! www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/03...
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With eastern Ukraine again at the centre of world events, it's never been more important to listen to those who come from there. This is what Victoria Donovan does in her new book. Join our discussion @uclssees.bsky.social next Friday! @dauntbookspub.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events...
Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East
A PIMs book discussion with Victoria Donovan, Uilleam Blacker and Volodymyr Kulikov
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March 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
With eastern Ukraine again at the centre of world events, it's never been more important to listen to those who come from there. This is what Victoria Donovan does in her new book. Join our discussion @uclssees.bsky.social next Friday! @dauntbookspub.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events...
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Very excited to announce this new podcast!
Uilleam Blacker and I are delighted to launch The Ukraine Shelf, a podcast where we speak with leading authors, intellectuals, scholars, and journalists about Ukraine and its place in the world. 📚Time to make space for a new bookshelf—you’ll need it! 🎧 Link below.
March 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Very excited to announce this new podcast!
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Huge thank you to @olgaz.bsky.social for this Q&A about Avdot'ia Panaeva and to Margarita Vaysman and Fiona Bell for the marvelous discussion.
"Hers is a rare female voice in the predominantly male chorus of other big nineteenth-century Russian writers."
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"Hers is a rare female voice in the predominantly male chorus of other big nineteenth-century Russian writers."
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Narrating a Violent Childhood: A Q&A with Fiona Bell and Margarita Vaysman about Avdotya Panaeva’s The Talnikov Family
Avdotya Panaeva was born in 1820 and first began publishing her work in one of Russia’s premier literary magazines, Sovremennik, in 1846. The author of numerous short stories, novels, memoirs, as w…
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March 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Huge thank you to @olgaz.bsky.social for this Q&A about Avdot'ia Panaeva and to Margarita Vaysman and Fiona Bell for the marvelous discussion.
"Hers is a rare female voice in the predominantly male chorus of other big nineteenth-century Russian writers."
puncturedlines.com/2025/02/28/n...
"Hers is a rare female voice in the predominantly male chorus of other big nineteenth-century Russian writers."
puncturedlines.com/2025/02/28/n...
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This list of 2025 Books by Post-Soviet Authors has been updated with two new titles (Julie Masis and Olga Stein). Thank you @sashavasilyuk.bsky.social for putting this list together and staying on top of it! So exciting to see all of these books in one place.
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2025 Books by Post-Soviet Authors
2025 is going to be a big year for books written by immigrant authors hailing from the Soviet Union who now call North America home. Since 2021, I’ve kept a running list of books coming out from ou…
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February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This list of 2025 Books by Post-Soviet Authors has been updated with two new titles (Julie Masis and Olga Stein). Thank you @sashavasilyuk.bsky.social for putting this list together and staying on top of it! So exciting to see all of these books in one place.
puncturedlines.com/2025/02/11/2...
puncturedlines.com/2025/02/11/2...
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Please join us for a conversation with Prof Victoria Donovan on her latest book 'Life in Spite of Everything. Tales from the Ukrainian East', which explores the lived experiences of communities in Ukraine’s #Donbas region.
🗓️ 14 March at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ buff.ly/41bybJE
🗓️ 14 March at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ buff.ly/41bybJE
February 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Please join us for a conversation with Prof Victoria Donovan on her latest book 'Life in Spite of Everything. Tales from the Ukrainian East', which explores the lived experiences of communities in Ukraine’s #Donbas region.
🗓️ 14 March at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ buff.ly/41bybJE
🗓️ 14 March at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ buff.ly/41bybJE
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See the full shortlists here: authr.uk/TP24
Shop the shortlists - uk.bookshop.org/lists/transl...
#TranslationPrizes
Shop the shortlists - uk.bookshop.org/lists/transl...
#TranslationPrizes
Announcing the Translation Prizes 2024 shortlists - The Society of Authors
There are 41 shortlisted works across eight prizes
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December 6, 2024 at 11:15 AM
See the full shortlists here: authr.uk/TP24
Shop the shortlists - uk.bookshop.org/lists/transl...
#TranslationPrizes
Shop the shortlists - uk.bookshop.org/lists/transl...
#TranslationPrizes
Very excited that I'll be presenting on Russian literature, translation and soft power at the EST 2025 Congress in Leeds this summer! #EST2025
December 4, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Very excited that I'll be presenting on Russian literature, translation and soft power at the EST 2025 Congress in Leeds this summer! #EST2025
I was also able to chat to Shelley Fairweather-Vega about her work as a translator - out today on the Asymptote blog www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2024/11...
Vision, Capacity, and Patience: Interview with Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Part II - Asymptote Blog
Kazakhstani [authors] are . . . trying to decide what story to tell the world about themselves.
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November 14, 2024 at 5:27 PM
I was also able to chat to Shelley Fairweather-Vega about her work as a translator - out today on the Asymptote blog www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2024/11...
Time for my first post here :) I was lucky enough to review Mothersland by Shahzoda Samarqandi, translated by the wonderful Shelley Fairweather-Vega. www.full-stop.net/2024/10/14/r...
Mothersland – Shahzoda Samarqandi
Mahtab has translated herself into her mother, and she has translated the past to make it her own.
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November 13, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Time for my first post here :) I was lucky enough to review Mothersland by Shahzoda Samarqandi, translated by the wonderful Shelley Fairweather-Vega. www.full-stop.net/2024/10/14/r...