(00:07) Introduction to Greybees and its Author
(01:47) Background
(01:55) Early Life and Influences
(05:35) Journey into English Language and Literature
(07:23) Living in Hollywood: Impact on Literary Temperament
(12:10) Approach to Translating Prose and Poetry
(15:56) Mentors and Collaborators
(20:32) Experience as an Editor and Reviewer
(32:23) Discussion on the Novel 'Greybees'
(44:46) Reading from 'Greybees'
(47:02) Conclusion of the Podcast
The novel 'Grey Bees' is one of the most powerful novels you can read about war and how it destroys the lives of ordinary people. The beauty of the novel is its understated way of narration. It was written by Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov in Russian and wonderfully translated by Boris Dralyuk.
In this episode, We speak to Boris Dralyuk, about the craft of translation, Editing, Andrey Kurkov and the novel 'Grey Bees'.
Boris Dralyuk is the author of My Hollywood and Other Poems (Paul Dry Books, 2022) and the translator of Isaac Babel, Andrey Kurkov, Maxim Osipov, and other authors. His poems, translations, and criticism have appeared in the NYRB, the TLS, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. He won several awards for his work. He is the recipient of the 2022 Gregg Barrios Translation Prize from the National Book Critics Circle. Formerly editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books, he is currently an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Tulsa.He holds a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UCLA, where he taught Russian literature for several years.
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