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rudotranslates.bsky.social
Literary translator from Spanish, bookworm, cat lover... https://ruthdonnellytranslates.co.uk/
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Tesselating cats!

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Well this is cheering!

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After two years of total apathy when it comes to learning languages (an opportunity only available when he started secondary school), my son has just announced he thinks he’d like to do French GCSE, and I’m having to try REALLY hard to play it cool…

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Casually making this @theguardian.com recipe for dinner when I spot a hilarious and incriminating punctuation error…

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

Some homemade hurdy gurdy action here to brighten a dull Wednesday…

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My translation of Andrés Montero’s “The Wake” is in the latest edition of Latin American Literature Today… now to sit back and watch the publishing contracts come flooding in 😂 In the meantime, you can read it here: latinamericanliteraturetoday.org/2024/12/the-...

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Cats in hats! Festive hats! Mince pie hats, to be precise (like pork pie hats, only smaller)

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Rarely have I related to a book so well…

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Breakfast time!

submitted 123 days ago • 1 comment

It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and one lucky person will get a free signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 @guardian #puzzles and the stories behind them: boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-bo...

submitted 129 days ago • 4 comments

Urrgh. Right, it took me three attempts and about 12 years to get going on the other site, so I'm feeling trepidatious about starting again, but it was all getting a bit horrible so here goes...

submitted 136 days ago • 1 comment

If you're looking for a gripping, thought-provoking read for a teen in your life, you might find it in Claire Storey's latest translation, Antonio Ramos Revillas' The Wild Ones. Read my interview with Claire on @worldkidlit.bsky.social here: worldkidlit.org/2024/10/28/i...

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Looking for some Asian #kidlit books with feisty female protagonists? @kellyzhang.bsky.social has picked 3 must-reads for #WorldKidLitMonth ! Have a look: worldkidlit.org/2024/09/18/s...

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