Catching Fire: A Translation Diary (Untranslated)

by Daniel Hahn

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In Catching Fire, the translation of Diamela Eltit's Never Did the Fire unfolds in real time as a conversation between works of art, illuminating both in the process. The problems and pleasures of conveying literature into another language-what happens when you meet a pun? a double entendre?-are met by translator Daniel Hahn's humor, deftness, and deep appreciation for what sets Eltit's work apart, and his evolving understanding of what this particular novel is trying to do.

  • ISBN10 1913867250
  • ISBN13 9781913867256
  • Publish Date 5 April 2022
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Charco Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 205
  • Language English