Loosed in Translation
Are you interested in world literature, and works in translation? Come here for recommendations, resources, links, advice on who the best translator of a certain book/author is, or general philosophical discussions on the nature of translations, etc. For an explanation of the name of this group, listen to this talk by Ali Smith
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Chinese Literature Readers' Club – May event!
By Maria · 1 post · 21 views
By Maria · 1 post · 21 views
last updated May 06, 2022 01:30AM
Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita
By Nate D · 36 posts · 7535 views
By Nate D · 36 posts · 7535 views
last updated Nov 06, 2022 10:43AM
Rumi's poetry: best English translation?
By Akemi · 2 posts · 344 views
By Akemi · 2 posts · 344 views
last updated Mar 09, 2019 09:07AM
popular Chinese literature in translation
By Shirley · 13 posts · 83 views
By Shirley · 13 posts · 83 views
last updated Jan 13, 2016 11:58AM
Does Swedish translate better to English than to French?
By Sylvain · 1 post · 41 views
By Sylvain · 1 post · 41 views
last updated Apr 01, 2015 12:23PM
Robert Musil - Man Without Qualities
By Jimmy · 2 posts · 474 views
By Jimmy · 2 posts · 474 views
last updated Sep 21, 2011 04:49AM
Looking for books with translators as protagonists
By Rise · 103 posts · 484 views
By Rise · 103 posts · 484 views
last updated Apr 24, 2022 06:22AM
Basho's haiku translated into English
By Akemi · 1 post · 18 views
By Akemi · 1 post · 18 views
last updated Jun 24, 2016 09:29AM
Favorites Translations You Read This Year
By Nathanimal · 23 posts · 114 views
By Nathanimal · 23 posts · 114 views
last updated Jun 11, 2014 07:26AM
Dick Davis - Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz
By Greg · 3 posts · 16 views
By Greg · 3 posts · 16 views
last updated Jan 02, 2014 11:38AM
Mary Barnard's translations of Sappho
By Jenna · 2 posts · 16 views
By Jenna · 2 posts · 16 views
last updated Nov 04, 2013 01:27PM
Favourite translations listed in The Guardian
By Ben · 4 posts · 36 views
By Ben · 4 posts · 36 views
last updated Apr 06, 2013 06:30PM
The Athenian Murders by José Carlos Somoza
By Rise · 11 posts · 66 views
By Rise · 11 posts · 66 views
last updated Mar 29, 2012 09:45AM
50 outstanding translations from the last 50 years
By Jimmy · 1 post · 76 views
By Jimmy · 1 post · 76 views
last updated Jun 10, 2011 12:43PM
The Elephant's Journey by Jose Saramago
By Tara · 1 post · 33 views
By Tara · 1 post · 33 views
last updated May 29, 2011 12:04PM
language, absence, accountability, Javier Marias
By Patty · 27 posts · 51 views
By Patty · 27 posts · 51 views
last updated Jan 16, 2011 09:06AM
Borges' translations, what would Borges think?
By Klowey · 4 posts · 11 views
By Klowey · 4 posts · 11 views
last updated Apr 22, 2022 08:27AM
About choosing translation or original.
By Pablo · 4 posts · 38 views
By Pablo · 4 posts · 38 views
last updated Sep 28, 2015 01:37AM
The Untranslatables -- Writers You Will Never Read
By Jimmy · 1 post · 39 views
By Jimmy · 1 post · 39 views
last updated Sep 24, 2013 07:43AM
Have You Ever Bought/Read a Book Because of the Translator?
By Jimmy · 13 posts · 67 views
By Jimmy · 13 posts · 67 views
last updated May 29, 2013 01:58AM
Tim Parks essay on translating Roberto Calasso
By Jimmy · 1 post · 11 views
By Jimmy · 1 post · 11 views
last updated Feb 28, 2013 11:10AM
Column in Northwest Booklovers
By deleted member · 2 posts · 16 views
By deleted member · 2 posts · 16 views
last updated Aug 30, 2012 05:25AM
The Millions: Confessions of a Literary Jingoist
By Jimmy · 1 post · 17 views
By Jimmy · 1 post · 17 views
last updated May 17, 2012 04:28AM
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