Monday, September 29, 2003
Literature from the Axis of Evil
The Quote:
Words Without Borders ( www.wordswithoutborders.org), whose far-flung network of consulting litterateurs includes the Nigerian-born Chinua Achebe and the Iraqi dissident Kanan Makiya, is predicated on the idea that translation is as thrill-charged as smuggling. "Not knowing what the rest of the world is thinking and writing is both dangerous and boring," claims founding editor Alane Mason, who is also a senior editor at the publishing house W.W. Norton. [more]
The Quote:
Words Without Borders ( www.wordswithoutborders.org), whose far-flung network of consulting litterateurs includes the Nigerian-born Chinua Achebe and the Iraqi dissident Kanan Makiya, is predicated on the idea that translation is as thrill-charged as smuggling. "Not knowing what the rest of the world is thinking and writing is both dangerous and boring," claims founding editor Alane Mason, who is also a senior editor at the publishing house W.W. Norton. [more]