I think we think that American books are funny or they're serious literature. But humor is subversive. When you add an element of absurdism, you can get away with more, work in dark, daring questions you might not have written… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
What is the task of the translator? I think the task depends on the book and on the translator. — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
I've never translated more than one book by any author. But I'm fascinated by translators who have, like Richard Zenith, who's translated so much… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
It would be great if I woke up tomorrow and could speak Persian. Wouldn't you love to wake and have a language in your… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
I have a deep love for the art of translation, and I couldn't find a novel that captured the fascinating, reckless adventure of it… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
I think we think that American books are funny or they're serious literature. But humor is subversive. When you add an element of absurdism,… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
“In a crumbling park in the crumbling back end of Copacabana, a woman stopped under an almond tree with a suitcase and a cigar.… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
I've never had the impulse for someone else to translate me into my own language. My impulse has always been to translate someone else… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
It's the best motivation to have a particular beloved reader in mind! Because you feel this urgency that you really want somebody you care… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
