In other words: a translator's journal
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A man translating Umberto Eco's book 'The Island of the Day Before' from Italian into English provides excerpts from his daily journal. The entries detail the frustrations and delights of translating, and how he works with an author to faithfully recreate the prose.
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1995
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World War II: other accounts from all over
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An alphabetical list of World War II books written by American, British and Canadian, German, Japanese, French, and other authors is presented. More than 30 books about World War II are briefly described, including Henry G. Spencer's 'Nineteen Days in June 1944.'
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1995
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The war marches on: new selections for 1995
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Nine books about World War II published in 1995 are briefly described, including I.C.B. Dear and M.R.D. Foot's 'The Oxford Companion to World War II' and an English translation of Hiromichi Yahara's 'The Battle for Okinawa.'
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1995
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