The Word I Left Untranslated
One word in a novel that I chose not to translate, and the three reasons why.
In the margin
A letter every Thursday about one word, one line or one decision in a translation.
A Poem in Two Voices
Putting my version beside the original, line by line, and what moved.
Words at Breakfast
Why I begin the day with one page of a very old dictionary.
Writing the Hill in Two Languages
A steep street in a novel, and what changes when the steps are counted in another tongue.
Foggy Morning, Hard Sentence
A sentence of ninety words that took a whole morning, and what I finally did with it.
Lunch with a Difficult Paragraph
The paragraph I take to lunch when I am stuck, and why a change of table helps.
How I Choose What to Translate
Four questions I ask before I say yes to a book.
Idioms and What to Do with Them
Keep it, replace it or explain it: three ways to carry an idiom across.
Making a Bilingual Page
How to set a poem and its translation side by side so both can breathe.
Why I Keep a Glossary
A plain list of words for every book, and the day it saved me.
In the Margin
A short letter every Thursday about one word, one line or one decision in a translation.
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