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Our online magazine for international and translated voices. Featuring interviews with and personal essays from established and emerging writers.
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We campaign to protect freedom of expression whenever it is under attack, and support writers and their families facing persecution as a result of their work.
The World Bookshelf
Explore the best contemporary literature in translation from around the globe, supported by our Writers in Translation programme.
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