The Translator As Writer

This book bridges the divide between those who study translation and those who produce translations, through essays written by well-known translators talking about their own work as creative literary practice. The book emphasises this creativity, arguing that translators are effectively writers, or rewriters who produce works that can be read and enjoyed by an entirely new audience. The aim of the book is to give a proper prominence to the role of translators and, in so doing, to move attention back to the act of translating, away from more abstract speculation about what translation might involve.