tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post265935804908552087..comments2023-09-25T13:41:12.977+01:00Comments on Brave New Words: Books with TranslatorsB.J. Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-27960663788296887502010-06-01T07:46:11.090+01:002010-06-01T07:46:11.090+01:00"ever heard of a publisher/employer paying th..."ever heard of a publisher/employer paying the translator's journey to and stay in a foreign country to enable him to deliver a good translation?" <br />NEVER :-((( Obviously can find only in a fiction<br /><br />Ljiljana Krstic<br />Belgrade, SerbiaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163748607265494324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-28290508452306267322008-08-17T21:56:00.000+01:002008-08-17T21:56:00.000+01:00Thank you again!Best wishes,BJThank you again!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>BJB.J. Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-10114940275887020032008-08-11T20:02:00.000+01:002008-08-11T20:02:00.000+01:00You should check out The Translator by John Crow...You should check out <I> The Translator </I> by John Crowley: a novel about a college girl in the early 60s who meets a mysterious exile Russian poet, translates his poetry, and falls in love with him. It's beautifully written and wonderfully plotted. It's also the book that inspired me to become a translator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-18329746210498840022008-08-11T10:57:00.000+01:002008-08-11T10:57:00.000+01:00Carol Shields's Unless - the protagnoist is a wri...Carol Shields's Unless - the protagnoist is a writer/critic who has also translated an important feminist study into English if I'm not mistaken.Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631786087767711681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-32403060893393692742008-08-09T00:49:00.000+01:002008-08-09T00:49:00.000+01:00Thank you for all these suggestions!Best wishes,BJ...Thank you for all these suggestions!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>BJB.J. Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-14187561136576746592008-08-08T00:33:00.000+01:002008-08-08T00:33:00.000+01:00I love this post! But of course you know what I'm ...I love this post! But of course you know what I'm going to say, BJ: You must write an article on this!Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-44033088980314118542008-08-07T16:42:00.000+01:002008-08-07T16:42:00.000+01:00"The bad girl" by Vargas Llosa portraits the perso..."The bad girl" by Vargas Llosa portraits the personal and the professional life of a translator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-65730739667836981512008-08-06T15:00:00.000+01:002008-08-06T15:00:00.000+01:00Barbara Wilson's crime fiction features Cassandra ...Barbara Wilson's crime fiction features Cassandra Reilly, who in "Gaudi Afternoon" is translating a Spanish magical realist novel which she hasn't read. They're funny mysteries but I'm not sure how she manages to translate and travel the world at the same time, especially as this is before e-mail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-14477484625985760622008-08-06T06:47:00.000+01:002008-08-06T06:47:00.000+01:00In the first of three stories in 'Barins Triangel'...In the first of three stories in 'Barins Triangel', by the Swedish author Håkan Nesser, the main character is a translator. It's a well written fantasy-crime story - ever heard of a publisher/employer paying the translator's journey to and stay in a foreign country to enable him to deliver a good translation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-37145831922060077572008-08-06T05:25:00.000+01:002008-08-06T05:25:00.000+01:00"A Heart So White" by Javier Marías features an in..."A Heart So White" by Javier Marías features an interpreter/translator as the protagonist. It's also a wonderfully written book (translated from Spanish) -- highly recommended!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-90433030034819643052008-08-06T05:05:00.000+01:002008-08-06T05:05:00.000+01:00Bel Canto has a protagonist who's an interpreter (...<I>Bel Canto</I> has a protagonist who's an interpreter (and who conveniently speaks <I>every</I> language relevant to the plot). It has some good translation ethics issues-- the character is a hostage, interpreting for his captors to other hostages and to the outside world. Very enjoyable book, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com