The things we say
The unsaid is by far the most arduous thing to translate; in fact, I would tend to believe it is impossible.
Transcreation
The difference between translation and transcreation can range from a fine, almost invisible line, to a rather wide gap.
A fish in your ear
If you only read one book about translation, let it be David Bellos’ Is that a Fish in your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything.
Translation as transumance
Mireille Gansel’s memoir of her experience as a translator, bridging different languages and cultures, is a beautiful and personal narration of the process languages go through to become meaning.
