I think we think that American books are funny or they're serious literature. But humor is subversive. When you add an element of absurdism, you can get away with more, work in dark, daring questions you might not have written toward otherwise.
A single conversation can change things. - Idra Novey
A single conversation can change things.
- Idra Novey
I've never translated more than one book by any author. But I'm fascinated by translators who have, like Richard Zenith, who's translated so much of … - Idra Novey
I've never translated more than one book by any author. But I'm fascinated by translators who have, like Richard Zenith, who's translated so much of …
I think we think that American books are funny or they're serious literature. But humor is subversive. When you add an element of absurdism, you can … - Idra Novey
I think we think that American books are funny or they're serious literature. But humor is subversive. When you add an element of absurdism, you can …
I've never had the impulse for someone else to translate me into my own language. My impulse has always been to translate someone else into mine. - Idra Novey
I've never had the impulse for someone else to translate me into my own language. My impulse has always been to translate someone else into mine.
What is the task of the translator? I think the task depends on the book and on the translator. - Idra Novey
What is the task of the translator? I think the task depends on the book and on the translator.
It's the best motivation to have a particular beloved reader in mind! Because you feel this urgency that you really want somebody you care about to b… - Idra Novey
It's the best motivation to have a particular beloved reader in mind! Because you feel this urgency that you really want somebody you care about to b…
It would be great if I woke up tomorrow and could speak Persian. Wouldn't you love to wake and have a language in your mind that wasn't there the nig… - Idra Novey
It would be great if I woke up tomorrow and could speak Persian. Wouldn't you love to wake and have a language in your mind that wasn't there the nig…
Humor is serious work. But it keeps everybody at the table. - Idra Novey
Humor is serious work. But it keeps everybody at the table.
I have a deep love for the art of translation, and I couldn't find a novel that captured the fascinating, reckless adventure of it as I'd experienced… - Idra Novey
I have a deep love for the art of translation, and I couldn't find a novel that captured the fascinating, reckless adventure of it as I'd experienced…
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