Dancing on Ropes
Translators and the Balance of History
(Sprache: Englisch)
Horizon-expanding tales of how translators altered the course of world events
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Horizon-expanding tales of how translators altered the course of world events
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Would Hiroshima have been bombed if Japanese contained a phrase meaning 'no comment'? Is it alright for missionaries to replace the Bible's 'white as snow' with 'white as fungus' in places where snow never falls? Who, or what, is Kuzma's mother, and why was Nikita Khrushchev so threateningly obsessed with her (or it)?The course of diplomacy rarely runs smooth; without an invisible army of translators and interpreters, it's hard to see how it could run at all. But though such go-betweens tend to be overlooked, even despised, the subtlest of them have achieved a remarkable degree of influence.
Join veteran translator Anna Aslanyan to explore hidden histories of cunning and ambition, heroism and incompetence. Meet the figures behind the notable events of history, from the Great Game to Brexit, and discover just how far a simple misunderstanding can go.
Autoren-Porträt von Anna Aslanyan
Anna Aslanyan is a journalist, literary translator, and public service interpreter. She grew up in Moscow, lives in London, and feels most at home in books.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Anna Aslanyan
- 2021, 272 Seiten, Maße: 14,4 x 22,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Profile Books
- ISBN-10: 1788162633
- ISBN-13: 9781788162630
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.05.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Translation is a matter of life and death - and not only because it is poorly paid. That's the thrilling, rather chilling, message of this wonderful history by translator and interpreter Anna Aslanyan, who blesses jaw-dropping and entertaining tales with an insider's insight Rosie Goldsmith FT
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