An energizing real-time journey through the translation of Never Did the Fire and the process of literary translation.

Daniel Hahn is a writer, editor and translator with over eighty books to his name. His translations (from Portuguese, Spanish and French) include fiction from Europe, Africa and the Americas and non-fiction by writers ranging from Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago to Brazilian footballer Pelé. Recent books include the new Oxford Companion to Children's Literature and a translation of Julián Fuks' Resistance and Occupation . He is a former chair of the Society of Authors and is presently on the board of a number of organisations that deal with literature, literacy, translation and free expression. In 2021 Daniel was made an OBE for his services to literature.

Interviews/Links

• Daniel Hahn on BBC Radio 3 as part of Hay Festival 2019.
• Presenting an In The Studio episode on Ann Goldstein for BBC World Service.
• Articles written for The Guardian.