A blog about translation, language, literature, and other related topics. Updated every approximately every five days.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
A Visit to a Museum
On a trip to Vienna last month, I spent a lovely cold afternoon at the Kunsthistorische Museum. I noticed that I was much more interested in paintings of St. Jerome and of the Tower of Babel than I was of many of the other works. Obviously, being a translator has affected all aspects of my life, including my taste in art!
Her name is Sara. (First child, Miles; second child, Luisa -- who would have been Louis if she had been a boy, in keeping with the trumpet-player theme. Coincidence: I'm listening to Miles Davis this morning!)
Originally from Chicago, I lived in southern Sweden for nearly 5.5 years, and moved to southern Wales in September 2006. I completed a Ph.D. translation studies in June 2009 at Swansea University, with a dissertation on the translation of children's literature.
Now I live in Norwich, England, where I am a lecturer at the University of East Anglia, and I also work as a translator, writer, and editor.
Contact me at bravenewwords (AT) gmail (DOT) com.
5 comments:
... déformation professionelle ...
(If my third child had been a second son, his name would have been Jerome ...)
That would have been great! I assume, then, that your third child is a daughter. What is her name?
Best wishes,
BJ
Her name is Sara. (First child, Miles; second child, Luisa -- who would have been Louis if she had been a boy, in keeping with the trumpet-player theme. Coincidence: I'm listening to Miles Davis this morning!)
Is there a trumpet-played named Sara? Or was it just a name you liked?
Best wishes,
BJ
I'm sure there's a trumpet player named Sara somewhere in the world, but we named my daughter Sara after my sister Sara.
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