“I told myself that in the country of my birth, from which I was disengaged in an increasingly irreversible way, there undoubtedly were many men and women like him, basically decent people who had dreamed all their lives of the… — Edith Grossman Copy Share Image
“Intrinsic to the concept of a translator's fidelity to the effect and impact of the original is making the second version of the work as close to the first writer's intention as possible. A good translator's devotion to that goal is unwavering. But what never should be forgotten or overlooked is the obvious fact that what we read in a… — Edith Grossman Copy Share
“In short, our gentleman became so caught up in reading that he spent his nights reading from dusk till dawn and his days reading… — Edith Grossman Copy Share Image
“I told myself that in the country of my birth, from which I was disengaged in an increasingly irreversible way, there undoubtedly were many… — Edith Grossman Copy Share Image