Author: Pavitra Baxi

Freelance translator and content writer. I translate technical and medical texts from German into English. I write on topics related to science, technology and translation for ATA's Science and Technology division and German Language division.

A peek into the world of literary translation

As a technical and medical translator my work revolves around accuracy, precision and repetition. There is barely any room for creativity, which is the reason why I have always been fascinated by literary translators. How does their thought process work? How do they make crucial […]

Interview with Award-Winning Literary Translator Philip Boehm

Translator, playwright, theater director–Philip Boehm wears many hats. Winner of several translation awards, he has worked with some of the biggest names in the German and Polish literary scene. Herta Müller, Ingeborg Bachmann, and Hanna Krall are just a few notable authors whose words and thoughts Philip Boehm translated for the English-speaking world.