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Pauline Fan

Pauline Fan

is a writer and literary translator, and creative director of the cultural organisation, PUSAKA.
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Translation as Palimpsest: Of Language, Memory and Meaning
November 2025 Feature

Translation as Palimpsest: Of Language, Memory and Meaning

5 min read
Translation, at its deepest, is more than carrying words across borders. It is the layering of voices, memories and silences upon the fragile surface of language.
by Pauline Fan
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