The Art of Translation

[Paul Richardson]

John:

Very nice, thank you for sharing this.

In regard to translation as an art form, and how all writing is translation, there was an excellent article in the NY Times the other day by Michael Cunningham, the author of The Hours.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/opinion/03cunningham.html?scp=3&sq=michael%20cunningham&st=cse

Enjoy.

Paul Richardson
Publisher
Russian Life & Chtenia


On Oct 7, 2010, at 1:00 AM, SEELANGS automatic digest system wrote:

> Date:    Wed, 6 Oct 2010 23:23:29 -0400
> From:    "J.W." <jw at KANADACHA.CA>
> Subject: International Translation Day op-ed
> 
> Ottawa, Wednesday 6/10/10 23h10 EDT
> 
> Dear SEELANGers,
> 
> (If someone else has already posted this, I apologise for the repetition.)
> 
> As many of you probably know, 30 September was International Translation Day
> (the day of St-Jerome, the patron saint of translators and interpreters).
> 
> The Literary Translators' Association of Canada (LTAC) sent an op-ed piece
> on this occasion to a prominent Toronto newspaper, the Globe and Mail,
> signed by a number of its members, and it was published on Thursday 30/10.
> See:
> http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/09/30/international-translation-day/
> In the very first line there is a further link to the Globe's own piece on
> literary translation from the preceding Saturday (25/10).  Both texts
> present strong arguments in support of greater recognition for literary
> translation as an artform, one all too often taken for granted, especially
> by the media and sometimes even by publishers.
> 
> I'm sure any SEELANGers involved in literary translation will find both
> articles interesting reading.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> (Mr) John Woodsworth

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