David Bellos
Autor(a) de Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything
Obras por David Bellos
Associated Works
The Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer (1981) — Tradutor, algumas edições — 798 exemplares
Albert Camus: The Plague, The Fall, Exile and the Kingdom, and Selected Essays (2004) — Introdução, algumas edições — 664 exemplares
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Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1945
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- England, UK
- Educação
- University of Oxford (BA Hons - Medieval and Modern Languages, MA DPhil)
- Ocupações
- translator
biographer
professor (French Literature)
professor (Comparative Literature)
novelist - Organizações
- Princeton University
International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters
University of Manchester
University of Southampton
University of Edinburgh - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Officier de l'Ordre national des Arts et des Lettres (2015)
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Críticas
The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary… por David Bellos
A good, thorough "biographical" account of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, with a huge amount of detail about the publication process and background. A few tangents were perhaps omittable, but they detract only slightly from this fascinating work.
This was an absolutely fascinating read; it’s basically the biography of a book (Les Miserables), and I loved it and didn’t realize that this type of book is so my jam. There’s so much cool info about Victor Hugo and the history of France during the 19th century; I loved hearing about the editing, copying, and printing process all while Hugo was self-exiled in the Channel Islands. I might also be interested in rereading the novel which is a beast to tackle, but I loved that Bellos notes it’s literally broken into 365 chapters so could be done in a year (I’ll probably check out the sixty plus hour audiobook).… (mais)
More than just a book about translation--also includes theories of language and meaning. Very dense in spots. Personally had hoped for a little more history and modern day accounts of translation but that was my preference only. A challenging book that requires the reader to pay close attention.
Interesting. Perhaps a bit too philosophical and dense for casual reading, but if you are interested in the topic there are many interesting discussions of translation from spontaneous to literary.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Also by
- 29
- Membros
- 1,306
- Popularidade
- #19,653
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 42
- ISBN
- 46
- Línguas
- 4