The award-winning translator, Lawrence Schimel, will work on a project with Layla Benítez-James: the translation of Hija del Camino, the first novel by an Afro-descendant writer from Spain to be translated into English.
Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio is a Spanish writer, reporter, and film director. Her first novel, Hija del Camino, explores Afro-European identity and follows a young woman who moves between countries and cultures.
In the words of Layla Benítez-James, “the support of the National Endowment for the Arts solidifies my career as a translator, allowing me to dedicate time and attention to further creative and linguistic growth. Translation is what saves me when my own words are missing, and translated literature has opened up my world much more than I could ever experience just by travelling.”
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