Tess Lewis' most recent translation, Epic Annette: A Heroine’s Tale, involved triangulating two different editions of the same book—one in French, one in German—into one English version. This dynamic raises interesting questions about what constitutes an authoritative ‘original’ work and how to render an author’s style.

Annette: eine Heldinnenpos is a novel in verse based on the life of the Resistance fighter and supporter of the Algerian Liberation Movement, Anne Beaumanoir by the German writer Anne Weber. Weber has lived in France for more than four decades and writes each of her books in German and in French. She also translates German works into French and French works into German.

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