Fiona Garratt
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Fiona Garratt
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Translator from French and German,
ITI Associate, Stephen Spender Prize commendee, cultural studies, member of WatchingAmerica translation team.
www.fionagarratt.com
Here's a link to my featured translation from the German of Bernd Pickert's provocative commentary on Charlie Kirk's memorial service:
watchingamerica.com/2025/09/24/c...
Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service: Propaganda and Kitsch | Watching America
watchingamerica.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Reposted by Fiona Garratt
TW – Violence policière

Aujourd’hui à Montpellier, un manifestant a été grièvement blessé par un tir de canon à eau ciblé dans le visage. Les images parlent d’elles-mêmes.

Ce manifestant est actuellement hospitalisé, dans un état grave : perte de mémoire, incapacité de parler, etc.

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September 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Here's a link to my American English translation of Stefan Reinecke's recent article on the potential fate of the EU, one of the last bastions of democracy.
Where Is Europe Headed after the Oval Office Fallout? – Watching America
watchingamerica.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Still thinking about last week's literary encounter with Swiss German writer Milena Michiko Flašar. By addressing Japan's phenomenon of ‘Kodokushi’, her endearing narrative upends our understanding of death as something finite and feared 🫶 #SwissGerman #Newbooksingerman #Literarytranslation
Fiona Garratt on LinkedIn: #swiss #german #novel #montpellier #japan #ageing #flašar #human
Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of meeting #Swiss #German author Milena Michiko Flašar and hearing her read excerpts from her new #novel, ‘Oben Erde, unten…
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February 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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January 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm pleased that my translated opinion piece on Trump's anti-trans executive order is WatchingAmerica's featured article today. This important topic needs to be shared.
Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Order: Protections Roll Back as Golden Age Subsides – Watching America
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January 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Looking forward to tonight's literary encounter with journalist, writer and sociologist, Elgas, who will be discussing his published essay on the problems of post-colonialism
November 28, 2024 at 8:28 AM