Celebrated practitioners speak on the creative, critical, political, & historical aspects of their work.The most comprehensive collection of perspectives ontranslationto date, this anthology features essays by some of the world's most skillful writers & translators, includingHaruki Murakami,Alice Kaplan,Peter Cole,Eliot Weinberger,Forrest Gander,Clare Cavanagh,David Bellos, &José Manuel Prieto. Discussing the process & possibilities of their art, they cast translation as a fine balance between scholarly & creative expression. The volume provides students & professionals with much-needed guidance on technique and style, while affirming for all readers the cultural, political, & aesthetic relevance of translation.Theseessaysfocus on a diverse group of languages, including Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, & Hindi, as well as frequently encountered European languages, such as French, Spanish, Italian, German, Polish, & Russian. Contributors speak on craft, aesthetic choices, theoretical approaches, & the politics of global cultural exchange, touching on the concerns & challenges that currently affect translators working in an era of globalization. Responding to the growing popularity of translation programs, literature in translation, & the increasing need to cultivate versatile practitioners, this anthology serves as a definitive resource for those seeking a modern understanding of the craft.°°°Susan Bernofskyis the prizewinning translator of seven works of fiction by the great Swiss-German modernist authorRobert Walser, as well as novels & poetry byYoko Tawada,Jenny Erpenbeck,Uljana Wolf,Franz Kafka,Hermann Hesse, & others. Her biography of Walser,Clairvoyant of the Small, appeared in 2021. A Guggenheim, Cullman, & Berlin Prize fellow, she teaches literary translation at the Columbia University School of the Arts.translationista.comEsther Allenis a writer & translator.