“I tend to be kind of literal about translation. I think it's important to present the writer as closely as possible.” ThinkingKindImportantBe KindTranslationsLiteral Author:Ann Goldstein
“I don't have a philosophy. If I had a philosophy, it's that I'm kind of literal minded. For example, I would never translate poetry - it's too hard, there are too many levels. Not that prose doesn't have many levels, but it's more grounded.” IfsKindHardPhilosophyLevelsExampleProseTranslateGroundedLiteral Author:Ann Goldstein
“Primo Levi's - I mean, he's a very different kind of writer. He's a much more formal writer. He's a much more -almost detached. I mean, I wouldn't really say that he's detached ultimately. But he does write as a scientist, and so he describes things very - in great detail, very carefully.” WritingKindMeanDoeDifferentScientistDetailsDifferent KindsFormalDetachedLevi's Author:Ann Goldstein
