Multilingual Wordsmiths, Part 6: Don Bartlett on Bringing Us Karl Ove Knausgaard
"You are originating when you translate; [] you’re co-writing, you’re creating something in English from another language, it’s a creative act."...
"You are originating when you translate; [] you’re co-writing, you’re creating something in English from another language, it’s a creative act."...
"By reading literature in translation, we become citizens of the world."
"Pasolini is not known as an author as much as a moviemaker. I think his novels are really interesting. And I really like Romano Bilenchi."
"Translations aren’t made with tracing paper — two languages do not fit into the same space at the same time."
Michael Hofmann and Liesl Schillinger discuss knowing German and translating the big story.
I enjoy that aspect of writing that doesn’t involve writing one’s own things; I also love the puzzle aspect of it. Translation is writing and a...