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Ian Farnes

Ian Farnes is a writer and translator from Burntisland, Fife based in Barcelona. He translates poetry, academic texts, film scripts, children’s books, and plays, and his debut poetry pamphlet, Burntisland, was published by Oxford Brookes/ignition press. Further details of Ian’s work can be found at ianfarnes.com.

Articles by Ian Farnes

Brown-skinned Spanish woman in a floral dress sits on a plastic chair
Waiting Room by Safia El Aaddam, trans. by Ian Farnes and Layla Benitez-James
In this short story by Safia El Aaddam – translated from Spanish by Ian Farnes and Layla Benitez-James – a chance encounter with an old friend in a waiting room sets off a chain of memories for the protagonist. To protect themselves from being ridiculed in school, the two girls once concocted new fictional identities for themselves in their childhood — hiding the truth of their migrant and economic hardships. This is an extract from Wasafiri 126: Impossible Returns — The Spain Issue.
Arvon no.2
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