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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Aug 12

Beyond grateful to have this essay by Miklós Vámos in my translation in @worldlittoday.bsky.social. A million thanks to Michelle Johnson and Daniel Simon for accepting this essay for publication.

World Literature Today @worldlittoday.bsky.social · Aug 12

In this essay up on the WLT Weekly, Miklós Vámos touches upon the craft of writing and the laborious research that goes into bringing a tome like The Book of Fathers to completion (trans. Ági Bori).

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ahh. I am so honored. 😍

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 25

I finally had a chance to read this. Simply: wow! ❤️ 🩸

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 25

I am giddy with excitement that this bold and stylistically unusual piece is out in the world! 💙

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · Jul 25

"Dear comrade major Respected Maj Dear deeply respected Comrade Major Ráday, I’m writing you a letter instead of talking to you in person, because in person it’s not so easy, not so easy to be clear..."

—Ági Bori translates Miklós Vámos

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Ági Bori translates Miklós Vámos – ANMLY

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Ena Selimović @enaselimo.bsky.social · Jul 22

1) @agiborimottern.bsky.social's translation from Hungarian of Miklós Vámos; 2) Roman Ivashkiv and Sabrina Jaszi's translation from Ukrainian of Andriy Sodomora; and 3) my translation from Croatian of Djurdja Knežević. www.apofenie.com

APOFENIE

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 18

I am beyond grateful to @apofeniemagazine.bsky.social for bringing this wonderful excerpt to anglophone readers. Swan Song by Miklós Vámos is a historical novel that chronicles two thousand years of history.

Apofenie Magazine @apofeniemagazine.bsky.social · Jul 18

"As an officer of the armed forces, he made certain to stare the defiant privates in the eye until the last moment."

Read an excerpt from the novel SWAN SONG, translated from the Hungarian by Ági Bori.

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An excerpt from the novel ‘Swan Song’ — APOFENIE

by Miklós Vámos Translated from the Hungarian by Ági Bori As an officer of the armed forces, he made certain to stare the defiant privates in the eye until the last moment. However, he couldn’t stop ...

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 16

In Hungarian it was: I’ll show you my stamp collection 😋

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 15

This little gem found a beautiful home in @xraylitmag.bsky.social and I couldn’t be more grateful 🦜

X-R-A-Y Literary Press @xraylitmag.bsky.social · Jul 15

‘Parrot’ by by László Darvasi, translated from Hungarian by Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social, is an incredible story i keep rereading…

it's about a parrot that flies around the city, repeating what it hears. read this 1,000 word beauty !!

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PARROT by László Darvasi, translated from Hungarian by Ági Bori

As was his habit, he lay down for an afternoon nap, although next door they were building a church. The sounds of drills, hammers, and other tools kept waking him up. He fumbled his way to the kitchen...

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thank you so much, Gillian! 🩷

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 9

spájz 😘

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Jul 8

I am beyond grateful and excited to see my translation in @wwborders.bsky.social today. A huge thank you to Susan Harris and her team for making this dream come true.
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When Nikita Scored the Coke - Words Without Borders

A pack of bored teens in 1960s Hungary pursues a uniquely American high in this antic tale from Miklós Vámos.

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Reposted by Ági Bori

Ena Selimović @enaselimo.bsky.social · May 12

The new @anmlymag.bsky.social is out, including translations from @olgaz.bsky.social and Turkoslavia Issue 4 contributor @agiborimottern.bsky.social! Catch them and the whole issue here, with cover art by @jesselkercheval.bsky.social! anmly.org

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Reposted by Ági Bori

Ena Selimović @enaselimo.bsky.social · Apr 21

Catch Turkoslavia translators at Sant Jordi's online program—with readings by @yanaellis.bsky.social, @marinasofia.bsky.social, @agiborimottern.bsky.social, Elena Alexieva, @robtranslates.bsky.social, Denis Ferhatović, Elena Koroleva, Hamid Ismailov, and Shelley Fairweather-Vega! www.stjordi.nyc

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Apr 6

I’ve been staring at my computer screen for days, feeling so grateful. I hope you’ll give this piece a read!

Ena Selimović @enaselimo.bsky.social · Apr 5

"Dear Parent, Margit came to school today wearing eye makeup again. [...]
But Dear Parent didn’t do a thing."

—from ME AND ME by Miklós Vámos, tr. from Hungarian by
@agiborimottern.bsky.social in TURKOSLAVIA's fourth
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Me and Me by Miklós Vámos — Exchanges

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Apr 3

I am so very grateful and happy about being included among these amazing authors and translators 💙

Ena Selimović @enaselimo.bsky.social · Apr 3

I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW HAPPY I AM THAT TURKOSLAVIA ISSUE 4 IS IN THE WORLD—! 🥹 Thank you to all of our collaborators, and here's to many more times together. exchanges.uiowa.edu/turkoslavia-... @robtranslates.bsky.social @yanaellis.bsky.social @marinasofia.bsky.social @agiborimottern.bsky.social

Turkoslavia Issue 4 — Exchanges

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Reposted by Ági Bori

S R Schulz @srschulzwriting.bsky.social · Feb 19

Had a great launch for Supersymmetry last night at @upupbooks.bsky.social . Thankful for everyone who came and listened to me and @agiborimottern.bsky.social talk about the novel. Available at lots of local bookstores but online as well.

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · Dec 30

I am giddy with excitement to have my flash fiction in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social

Maudlin House @maudlinhouse.bsky.social · Dec 30

The Cavernous Struggle Inside My Mouth by Ági Bori

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The Cavernous Struggle Inside My Mouth

A ballooning sensation lurks within me day and night; it flows into my dreams; it brings with it vertigo and anxiety; it lies in ambush until its exasperating nature is roused to action; it then begin...

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