Catching Fire: A Translation Diary by Daniel Hahn

Catching Fire: A Translation Diary

Daniel Hahn

205 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced

Description

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 ha...

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Moods

informative 88%
funny 55%
lighthearted 44%
reflective 44%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
relaxing 11%

Pace

medium 62%
fast 37%

Average rating

4.25

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