by Harriett Press | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog, Book Club, Books, Translated Fiction, Translation Diary, Translators
The Beginning By Stella Kim One of my favorite quotes about translation comes from Umberto Eco: “Translation is the art of failure.” No matter how well something is translated, it can never capture the original text in its entirety. This quote lingers in my head as I...
by Harriett Press | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog, Book Club, Books, Translated Fiction, Translation Diary, Translators
The Rewards of Keeping a Translation Diary By Hannah Pang The idea of keeping a translation diary first took root in my mind when I came across Daniel Hahn’s translation diary on Charco Press’s blog in January this year. Hahn is a British writer, editor and translator...
by Harriett Press | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Book Club, Books, Translated Fiction, Translators
February 2021 Translated Literature Book Club Meeting February had been a busy month for most of us, what with the CNY celebrations, the on-goings in our personal lives, and the increasing workload that marks the first quarter of the year. The majority of us...
by Harriett Press | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog, Book Club, Books, Translated Fiction, Translators
January 2021 Translated Literature Book Club Meeting Our book club met up for our first meeting of the year last Saturday, 30 January 2021, at Food for Thought in the National Museum of Singapore. It was really great meeting over drinks and fries, exchanging thoughts...
by Hannah Pang | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, Translators
How to Translate Better (Part 1) Translators can translate better and produce more accurate translations by reading the original manuscript closely, referring to a source-language dictionary, and setting aside time before deadlines to double-check their work. How to...
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