What Joumana Khatib has said about Translated fiction
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 30, 2025
Joumana Khatib, Editor at The New York Times Book Review, has been quoted on Translated fiction once in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on November 30, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Khatib expressed admiration for translators, calling their work invisible and among the hardest to do.
“I have such an affection for translators because they toil in invisibility. And I think it's one of the hardest things to do”
The Daily: Sunday Special: Gifting Books for the Holidays (Nov 30, 2025) · Listen from 6:49
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Sunday Special: Gifting Books for the HolidaysThe Daily · Nov 30, 2025 · 50 min
Gilbert Cruz and Book Review editors Joumana Khatib and Sadie Stein recommend favorite books of 2025 and holiday book gifts for specific giftees, then play a book-survey game.
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