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In such moments, Ms. Smith offers her own translation of the strange and specific vocabulary of heartache.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Transit has remained committed to publishing works in translation, and has had genuine success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The trust has provided guides for patients on how to access interpreting and translation services, increasing the use of interpreters by 50% in one year.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
I wanted to understand what got lost in that translation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
According to the standard translation of On the Revolutions, Copernicus wrote, ‘Astronomy is written for astronomers’; but he didn’t.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Oates, who penned the Pulitzer Prize-nominated “Blonde,” said that, within the world of translators, Wilson’s review “seems all the more surprising since all translations are, presumably, subjective & not equivalent to the original text.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It has been widely regarded as one of the greatest works of Western literature, has had various translations and is believed to have been translated into English more than 100 times.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nolan makes only a handful of changes to the translations of the original text.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Readers should not expect any analysis of the translations, or much probing into their back stories or composition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
He no longer had aspirations to publish his translations but did the work because he liked it and because it kept his mind sharp.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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