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Loss, Betrayal, and Inaccuracy: A Translator’s Handbook

WORDS Posted: March 7, 2014 1:09 am

“If this much loss comes with the translation of a single word, it’s hard to imagine the worlds that are lost with the rendering of an entire novel. But the crucial thing to remember – I often tell myself – is that it doesn’t matter. Loss is invisible; it is what makes it through the net that matters.”

WORDS Published: Winter 2014

Read the story in Virginia Quarterly Review Published: Winter 2014

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