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 of Fernando Pessoa's work. I get restless for a new kind of influence. The books I've… — 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 as I'd experienced it, or portrayed translators as the passionate risk-takers that so many of the… — 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
