tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post91535828254708204..comments2024-01-07T00:08:50.346-06:00Comments on Literary License (short reviews, real opinions): The Bleak Economics of Literature in TranslationGwen Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802377594686973300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-18484149838141301992008-11-23T17:34:00.000-06:002008-11-23T17:34:00.000-06:00I'm one of the few who scrupulously chases after t...I'm one of the few who scrupulously chases after translated fiction. The UK bookshops probably stock more translation than here. The Taiwanese booksellers carry pretty much a Chinese translation of all major US and UK bestsellers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-37935224296685284382008-11-22T06:11:00.000-06:002008-11-22T06:11:00.000-06:00There are some advantages in living in a small cou...There are some advantages in living in a small country like the Netherlands with an obscure language: there are lots of translated books to be had over here - although I have to admit that most of them are translated from the English. Nevertheless, the fiction sections of Dutch bookshops have a cosmopolitan feel that is lacking in most US bookshops.Anna van Gelderenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224217925580810877noreply@blogger.com