Korean novel The Vegetarian, a dark tale about a woman who decides to stop eating meat and become a tree, was last week awarded the coveted Man Booker International prize, which is shared equally between its Korean author Han Kang and its English translator, Deborah Smith. With the popularity of translated fiction ever on the
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The majority of people nowadays speak a second language. After all, it is quite a useful talent in our globalised world where you are more and more likely to meet speakers of a foreign language. You may be required to become bilingual either because of your job or because you are moving to another country.
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The main rule of French cuisine is that everything tastes better when smothered in butter, absolutely everything! Do you know why the French (and myself included of course), actually eat escargots? This chewy piece of rubber merely serves as an excuse to fancily sip on tiny cups full of buttery extravagance. So, if butter can actually
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Did you know that today is a public holiday in many countries around the world? 1st May is International Workers’ Day so across most of Europe, offices will be closed today. If you are exporting to Europe or you have European suppliers, you will know how important it is to be aware of all the
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In honour of yesterday’s Earth Day we took a little time at AJT to indulge in conversations about one of our favourite topics: Earth-friendly living. And that’s not just because Anja and I are Germans living in an area of outstanding natural beauty (also known as Cornwall :). But it is safe to say that
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“A stone’s throw away from the sea” I thought with amazement when I first stumbled upon Anja’s website. Even though I didn’t have a clue how to pronounce the town name “Newquay” – an utterly unnatural sequence of letters from a German perspective – I sent off my application for a translation internship without delay.
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As a translation agency we don’t only specialise in translating one language into another. We also love cultural diversity! And we believe that it’s sometimes the little and quirky, and sometimes the truly vast cultural differences, that make a trip abroad all the more worthwhile and build our fondest, or at least funniest, memories. Like
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