I read The Vegetarian and fell in love with it. A year later, I was invited to go and speak at the… — Deborah Smith Book Copy Share Image
I've translated two of Bae's novels, A Greater Music and Recitation, which are coming from Open Letter and Deep Vellum in October… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Khairani Barokka is a writer, spoken-word poet, visual artist and performer whose work has a strong vein of activism, particularly around disability,… — Deborah Smith Activism Copy Share Image
Actually, I'm frequently described as the UK's only translator of Korean literature, but even that isn't accurate - Agnita Tennant is UK-based,… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
“I stood there, my head bowed, my shoulders hunched. This is how it feels to be dragged from the cement shoes of… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
All of which suggested literary translation, and Korean seemed a good bet - barely anything available in English, yet it was a… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Simon Collinson, of digital publisher Canelo and über-cool Aussie mag The Lifted Brow, is our digital producer; Sarah Shin, Verso's comms director,… — Deborah Smith Art Copy Share Image