Subhashree Beeman
Literary translator
I hope this residency provides the space and stillness to immerse myself in Maylis de Kerangal’s Un monde à portée de main, as I progress in its Tamil translation. This residency will deepen my literary voice through an intimate dialogue between two languages and cultures. I also look forward to meaningful exchanges with fellow artists and hope to leave with a renewed vision of my craft.
Subhashree Beeman is a literary translator specializing in Tamil and French. She is currently translating Sarah Jollien-Fardel's Sa préférée into Tamil (to be published in 2025) and will be translating Maylis de Kerangal's Un monde à portée de main. Winner of the PEN/Heim 2024 grant for her translation of Shumona Sinha's Le Testament russe, she took part in a French-to-Tamil translation workshop at IFI. She has a Masters in Translation (French) from the Open University. Her Tamil translation of Isabel Allende's Largo pétalo de mar was published in 2025 by Kalachuvadu Publishers.
