S4E6 - Sophie Hughes on 'Perfection'

Today we are talking to Sophie Hughes as a part of our International Booker 2025 series. her translation of Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection  was short listed.  Its the first book she translated from Italian into English. Sophie Hughes is a literary translator from Spanish and Italian, and is the most nominated translator in the 10-year history International Booker Prize. Her translations have been longlisted or shortlisted for the International Booker Prize five times. 

She is a judge for the International Booker Prize 2026.  Hughes is the translator of more than 20 novels. She has been shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, and...