How Does a Translator Translate a Book?
A reader probably rarely thinks about book translation until something sounds "off." When there's a translation mistake, it can be glaring, which is why the role of a literary translator is so important. Translators are the unsung heroes behind countless classic tales, including French author Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and
The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Miguel de Cervantes' Spanish masterpiece Don Quixote, as well as modern novels such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Swedish author Steig Larsson and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, originally written in Portuguese. A book translator is both a reader and a...
