S5E6 - Jordan Stump on translating Marie NDiaye's 'The Witch' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Published: March 12, 2026
Duration: 42:17
Our guest for today is Jordan Stump.
Jordan Stump has translated many authors into English from French, including Marie Redonnet, Eric Chevillard, and Honoré de Balzac
His translation of Jardin des Plantes by Claude Simon won the 2001 French-American Foundation translation prize, and was named a Chevalier (Knight) in the Order of Arts and Letters for his work by the French government 2006.
His English language translations of works by Marie NDiaye have been nominated for the International Booker Prize twice. Ladivine was longlisted for the prize in 2016, and The Witch was longlisted in 2026.