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ON THE JOYFUL TEARS OF A TRANSLATOR

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ON THE JOYFUL TEARS OF A TRANSLATOR
Article
http://lithub.com/on-the-joyful-tears-of-a-translator/
Journal
LITERARY HUB
Issued Date
May 20, 2016
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Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
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Book
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Writer
Deborah Smith

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  • Deborah Smith
  • Birth : 1987 ~ -
  • Occupation : Translator
  • First Name : Deborah
  • Family Name : Smith
  • Korean Name : Deborah Smith
  • ISNI : -
  • Works : 1
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The supposedly live stream of the announcement of the inaugural winners of the newly reconstituted Man Booker International Prize came so many minutes after the winner had been revealed by other tweeters, fewer people than intended probably ended up watching it. I did. But then, I am a literary translator, so it makes sense that I should want to witness the moment one of my colleagues received a perfect and symbolic half of the full £50,000 book prize for their translation (“symbolic” because it marks a sea change in the reception of our work; not “symbolic” in the way translators are used to understanding the word in reference to prizes)....   Source: http://lithub.com/on-the-joyful-tears-of-a-translator/

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