David Bellos’s book on translation

Seeing as linguistics is on the agenda, I thought I’d mention this excellent book I just finished, “Is That a Fish in Your Ear,” by David Bellos. Bellos is a translator and scholar of French literature, and in his book he covers all sorts of topics. Nothing deep, but, as a non-expert on the topic, I learned a lot. Over the years I’ve read a few things on translation, and this was my favorite.

4 thoughts on “David Bellos’s book on translation

  1. +1 It’s a terrific book. My students always love how it covers not just language but other aspects of translation, like which languages get translated into which other languages and why, etc. Short, digestible chapters — yet the book is not short (~300 pgs), so you get a lot!

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