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One of the most difficult tasks for translators all around the world isn’t translating documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, and other items of that sort; it’s actually translating books, novels, and other forms of literature. The reason a lot of translators consider this type of work to be harder is due to the addition of feelings, tones, or emotions that you won’t find in a business type document.
Antonina W. Bouis is one of the best in this business, a renowned translator of around 50 books from Russian into English. She says many readers don’t fully appreciate the art of translation; “When you translate a book, you basically “write” a book. Of course, there’s an outline you’re supposed to stick to – to be forced to remain within the confines of the given project. Also, every author has to sound different; they can’t all sound like Boius.”
So which books on your bookshelf have been translated from another language into English and vice versa?
Some examples are the epic-fantasy novels in which the popular Game of Thrones TV series was inspired by; A Song of Ice and Fire, which have been published into over 20 languages, including Japanese, German and Swedish.
Article: http://rbth.ru/articles/2012/07/23/telling_russian_stories_in_english_16573.html
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