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Retranslations are making their way into book covers.

Why retranslate the literary classics?

Which version of “The Metamorphosis” or “Crime and Punishment” should you choose? In a particularly well-stocked library or bookshop, you could find many different English translations.
We need to speak more about how to become the kind of man who can openly show love for others while accepting love from those who care. (Shutterstock)

Rethinking masculinity: Teaching men how to love and be loved

Encouraging men to take the risk of expressing tender feelings for others is part of relying on love as a tool of anti-racist and decolonial education.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky – Vasily Perov (1872). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

How Dostoevsky overcame his gambling addiction

Dostoevsky’s sudden recovery from his gambling mania is an example of how a chance happening can change everything
Louisa May Alcott took part in a 19th-century literary culture of anonymity and guessing games. Universal Images Group/Getty Images

How I identified a probable pen name of Louisa May Alcott

By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.
Dans cette édition illustrée de La cousine Bette (1948), l'héroïne célibataire a les traits durs, la mine sévère et triste. Editions Albert Guillot, Paris 1948.

How Balzac created the myth of the spinster

In his collection of stories, “The Human Comedy”, the French 19th-century writer Honoré de Balzac turned the shaming of single women into an art.

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