# Jordan Stump on translating Marie NDiaye's 'The Witch' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)

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Published: 2026-03-12T12:55:00+00:00
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## Resource

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. * For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link below. https://tinyurl.com/4zbdhrwr Harshaneeyam on Spotify App –https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onspot Harshaneeyam on Apple App – https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onapple *Contact us - harshaneeyam@gmail.com ***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Harshaneeyam Podcast. Any content provided by Interviewees is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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