If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents (Paperback)

from Pepys

Rather deceived by this book. Although I knew that it dealt with translations from Spanish and Portuguese into English, I didn't expect only the first quarter of it to be a reflection on the author's own experience in translation-which I was looking for-, while Rabassa details afterwards each tra...

from akeela

This memoir was penned by 90-year-old Rabassa after a formidable career translating some of the great classics of Latin American writing, including the likes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Luisa Valenzuela, Julio Cortazar, Clarice Lispector, and more. Having lectured in translation, I imagine the boo...

from quondame

Translation is Treason, asserts an Italian cliché. Rabassa has translated from Portuguese and Spanish many of the the works with which those who follow literature in those languages are familiar. Although he states,"Throughout my disquisition I have savaged just about everyone eligible." his crit...

from MarthaJeanne

I enjoyed the introductory section, but the core of this book is Rabassa's descriptions of the various authors he has worked with and the books he has translated. Even without any knowledge of the books or of most of the authors, I found the various translation issues fascinating. As someone who ...

from MarthaJeanne

I enjoyed the introductory section, but the core of this book is Rabassa's descriptions of the various authors he has worked with and the books he has translated. Even without any knowledge of the books or of most of the authors, I found the various translation issues fascinating. As someone who ...