Invisible Work: Borges and Translation by Efrain Kristal

by Efraín Kristal

Excellent Book

Genres: Language, Nonfiction

Paperback Bunko

First published May 1, 2002

Reviews

[laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

está bastante bien pero buscaba otra cosa

[Roy Kesey · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few really great anecdotes about Borges' crazy willingness to make monster changes to books he translated—adding a character to a Poe story, cutting an abortion out of a Faulkner story so as not to offend his mother/co-translator, etc. But in discussing how Borges used translation as conceit/means/content in his own fiction, the book is a bit thin.

[Jordan Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book -- so well-researched and clearly presented. It opens up new ways of thinking about Borges and about the meaning of translation itself. Bravo!