Voice-Overs: Translation and Latin American Literature

by Daniel Balderston (Editor), Marcy E. Schwartz (Editor)

Writers, translators, and critics explore the cultural politics and transnational impact of Latin American literature.

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[Elisabeth Goemans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rosario Ferré: “In a way all writing is translation, a struggle to interpret the meaning of life.” (p. 33)

Dorfman: “You don’t just switch languages, you don’t just switch countries. Behind it is the rush of history and, unfortunately, a great deal of pain.” (p. 57)

Eliot Weinberger: “Translation is the most anonymous of professions, yet people die for it. It is an obvious necessity that is considered a problem. (There are never conferences on the “pleasures of translation.”)”