Translating across worlds with Colette Fellous and Sophie Lewis

Abstract

This roundtable discussion between Franco-Tunisian author Colette Fellous and her translator Sophie Lewis explores multilingualism and transmedial translation, alongside memories of colonialism and occupation. Fellous recounts her experience of inherited exile as a Tunisian Jew - caught between culpabilité and reconnaissance in relation to French colonialism - while Sophie Lewis shares her thoughts on translating inflected language and diasporic identities.