What is it about great stories that compels us to tell them over and over again? Ava Chambers PO ’28 examines five essential elements of compelling stories from five fiction authors: Donna Tartt, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tennessee Williams, Vladimir Nabokov and Chinua Achebe.
Author: Ava Chambers
Stories Retold: Can Artificial Intelligence create authentic translations?
How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) being implemented into literary translation? Ava Chambers ’28 discusses the recent implementation of AI in the translation process, impacting affordability and efficiency, but also raising questions about quality and valuation of translation jobs. Nevertheless, translation is an invaluable part of sharing stories that cannot be entirely supplanted.
Stories Retold: ‘Wuthering Heights’ reaches new lows
In this article, Ava Chambers PO ’28 reviews the movie adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë remade by Emerald Fennell. She praises the beauty of the scenery but laments some major deviations from the source material.
Stories Retold: The rise and fall of modern Greek mythology retellings
Where did all the Greek mythology retellings come from, and where did they go? How did a genre seemingly pop up out of nowhere and then wane just as quickly? Ava Chambers PO ’28 covers the rapid rise and fall of the feminist Greek mythology novel in a new column, Stories Retold.