Sentence examples for translating literature from inspiring English sources

Here, Andrews discusses the story and the work of translating literature with fiction editor Willing Davidson.

"Some Chinglish expressions are nice, but we are not translating literature here," he said.

His merchant father retired from business to take up translating literature and moved his family to West Roxbury, Massachusetts, near the utopian community Brook Farm, with whose famous residents the Shaws interacted.

Much of the energy of members of both associations was expended in translating literature of other cultures, which largely replaced traditional Chinese literature as the foundation upon which the "new literature" was built.

"Even the best translators can't fully translate literature," he pointed out.

A1 Little Interest in Translations Some writers, publishers and cultural critics say the market for translated literature is smaller than it has been in generations.

"Obviously translated literature is an uphill battle in this country.

But those who are interested in translated literature are excited about Vertical.

Adam Freudenheim of Pushkin Press, a small publisher that specialises in translated literature, said: "There has been an increase.

— Jeffrey Yang (If you're looking for quality translated literature that's already available, check out NPR's year-end list of the best foreign fiction).

After German reunification, Mr. Plenzdorf wrote screenplays for television, translated literature and became a guest lecturer at the University of Leipzig, according to the Suhrkamp biography.