Arts
Is all writing essentially a form of translation? Matthew Murphy and Katia Grubisic talk about the process of rendering, whether it's from one language to another or the pictures in your head to words on a page. Also discussed: the socioeconomics of writing in Montreal, war stories (from WWII to cosplay), the lost art of doing nothing. Katia Grubisic is a writer, editor and translator. A recent translation is of David Clerson’s novel Brothers (QC Fiction). Matthew Murphy was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, and currently lives in Montreal. His debut novel, A Beckoning War (Baraka Books, 2016), has been called "the product of an amazing new talent" by Quill & Quire and a "creditable first novel" by Margaret Atwood. LITERARY MENTIONS Herménégilde Chiasson Jo-Anne Elder Marcel Proust