Dreamlike sequencing is perhaps one of João Gilberto Noll's most remarkable triumphs in Quiet Creature on the Corner. I translated the novel… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
Unless you count the political backdrop, which in any case is a familiar one to many international readers, I don't think there's… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
I am not one of those translators who think that working closely with the writer will yield the best translation. — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
The main reason I decided to study Latin American literature was because I'd gotten somewhat bored by the American fiction I was… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
Dreamlike sequencing is perhaps one of João Gilberto Noll's most remarkable triumphs in Quiet Creature on the Corner. I translated the novel and still… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
Once I looked into it, I was taken aback to learn that pretty much nothing by João Gilberto Noll was available in English translation.… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
Unless you count the political backdrop, which in any case is a familiar one to many international readers, I don't think there's anything that… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
The fiction I've written and published is certainly inflected by the work of authors I was reading or translating at the time. One of… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
English can be tricky because there are so many false cognates, but sometimes, as long the idea conveyed is not wrong, these false cognates… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
This neglect of a very important Brazilian writer is, in my view, the result of Brazil's relative isolation from what metropolitan tastemakers. If João… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
I only translate authors whose work already interests me as a reader, and that's a decision I make based on multiple encounters with an… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
I am not one of those translators who think that working closely with the writer will yield the best translation. — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
This makes his writing very pleasing to read: João Gilberto Noll pays attention to detail, but only to certain details. And it's never easy… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
Jorge Luis Borges was lamenting a variety of Orientalism that was used to measure the alleged authenticity of Argentine and Latin American writers in… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
With My Dog-Eyes by Hilda Hilst got more exposure and reached far more readers than I ever expected. Even my editor at Melville House,… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
The main reason I decided to study Latin American literature was because I'd gotten somewhat bored by the American fiction I was reading. I… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
