Tag Archive | translation
The Best Books in Translation of 2016
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Sometimes the books that make the most impact come from a little farther afield than right around the corner. With that in mind, I want to spend a moment to celebrate some of the best books in translation of 2016. But first, a disclaimer. I obviously have not read all…
Your Site, Now in Other Languages: Introducing the Google Translate Widget
Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
Internationalization is very important to us, and we’re striving to make sites across WordPress.com accessible to all, such as your international followers and multilingual readers. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the Google Translate Widget, which allows you and your site visitors to instantly translate your content into 103 languages…
‘Twin Evils?’ Revisiting old friends
Originally posted on Just Olga:
Hi all: I’ve been in a somewhat nostalgic mood and have been looking back at some of my early posts and writings. Although more recently I’ve been publishing books that I have written not so long ago, to begin with I started by publishing books that I’d written over the…
Your Fish Has Got Away and other Unusual Translations
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
The original, short version of this post was written for the Book Marketing Tools blog. This longer version was written as a guest post for Vanessa Finaughty’s blog. One of the best ideas of Douglas Adams had to be the Babelfish. Just stick it into your ear and presto – you…
Book Review. The Manuscript 1. The Secret
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
The Manuscript I. The Secret by Blanca Miosi Title: The Manuscript 1. The Secret Author: Blanca Miosi ASIN: B00QFLRTN4 Published: 11th December 2014 Pages: 255 Genre: Suspense, thriller As a writer, a book titled ‘The Manuscript’ will always be intriguing to me, and Blanca Miosi’s book did not disappoint me. From the…
DIARY OF THE FALL: Symphonic, Beautifully Rendered
Originally posted on BookPeople:
Diary of the Fall by Michel Laub translated by Margaret Jull Costa ~post by Ben Auschwitz. It’s a word that has come to mean so much more than the place it was meant to represent. Michel Laub’s The Diary of the Fall, approaches the complexity of living as a Jew in…
CONVERSATIONS: Original and Intelligent
Originally posted on BookPeople:
Conversations by César Aira translated by Katherine Silver It’s a wonderful feeling to discover a new author. Whether in a sparkling new debut, or that recommendation which you’ve put off reading, there is a particular freshness when opening the title of someone you’ve never read before. Newly released translations can act…
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