We exist in a constant state of translation. We just don’t like it. We don’t like to be reminded that we are translating this experience. Translators remind us of our relationship with language the way not everyone is comfortable with.
—Junot Díaz talks about the translations of his books in various languages (in The Buenos Aires Review)
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27 May 2013
State of translation
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