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Khatol, a beautiful flower that blooms in the spring
We began working together in late spring, via Zoom. As the weeks went on, it was clear— as far as learning goes — that our encounters were a two-way street. I so looked forward to my weekly meetings with Khatol; a necessary counterweight to my despair in this noxious anti-immigrant climate.
A Translator Remains Faithful
Imagine a world without the benefit of translation--the Bible is available only in Greek, Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" only in Spanish. You could read Dante's "Inferno" if you knew Italian, or Kafka's "The Trial" with a sure command of German.