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Jack wants to read: best book about translation? specifically the translation of fiction, preferably translation between japanese and english, though also interested in translation of most non-romantic languages. the further removed from english the better
Jan 15, 2014 02:31PM  · 
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Books added: 23
Age: 32
Location: Manchester, The United Kingdom


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Dorothy L. Sayers by James Brabazon
Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography
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he said: " Sayers' translation of Dante's Inferno, should be well-treated in this bio. ...more "
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Jan 15, 2014 02:50PM  · 
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The Printing Press as an Agent of Change by Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change: Communications and Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Europe (Complete in One Volume)
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he said: " the #1 history of book translation, really... "
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Adult Fiction, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, and Philosophy