Treasures of the Tongue: An Excerpt from “Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History”
LARB presents an excerpt from “Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History” by Anna Aslanyan.
Anna Aslanyan is a journalist and translator. She contributes to The Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, and other UK-based publications, writing about books and arts. Her popular history of translation, Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History, is out with Profile in May.
LARB presents an excerpt from “Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History” by Anna Aslanyan.
Anna Aslanyan considers two recently translated books by Alexander Griboedov and Yuri Tynianov.