I’ve been working on my translation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for around ten months now, and I am only halfway done. There are several reasons for this, some personal, and some having to do with the text itself. I have had to cut back for a while on how much time I spend… Continue reading Progress on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Tag: Jules Verne
Translating “Around the World in Eighty Days”
Introduction As I promised at the end of my translation of Around the World in Eighty Days, here is a detailed write-up of my philosophy of translation for Verne’s novels. Most of this material is focused on that book, but some of the examples may be from my forthcoming translation of Journey to the Center… Continue reading Translating “Around the World in Eighty Days”