How do we judge translations, anyway?
If we really knew enough to know a translation was good, we wouldn’t NEED a translation, amirite?
Is the copyright expired?
Want to find out whether a particular work is in the public domain?
Princeton University Press Books in Translation (overview)
I don’t think I can read ANY of those books! XD
Harry Potter Books in Translation (overview)
Behold! An out-of-date photo of my international collection of Harry Potter books!
Review of Don Quixote by Cervantes (translated by P.A. Motteux)
I really thought this was going to be a dull book. I was wrong!
What’s the best translation of Crime and Punishment?
“Not to have read it is a crime, and reading it is the punishment.”
Review of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (translated by Constance Garnett)
I was happy with the Garnett translation; not so happy with the Nietzschean philosophy.
What’s the best translation of The Count of Monte Cristo?
So you want to read Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure, and you don’t read French. There are a host of publishers offering a myriad of paperback and hardcover editions and dozens of digital versions. What’s the difference?
Review of The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore (translated by Surendranath Tagore)
The main character, Bimala, is an Indian woman caught in a love triangle with her mild, loving husband Nikhil and the charismatic, impetuous nationalist Sandip. She has always had a place in the home, but what is her place in the world?
Threelogy Lah by Casey Chen
These books use and teach Singlish dialect and slang expressions. The target audience includes both those who want to see their own dialect used for humorous effect and those who are unfamiliar with Singlish.
