{"product_id":"mixed-metaphors-the-art-of-translation-9789361316678","title":"Mixed Metaphors: The Art of Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Daisy Rockwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho is a translator?\u003cbr\u003e What does it mean to be a translator?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIs she a musician interpreting a score?\u003cbr\u003e Is he a conductor leading an orchestra?\u003cbr\u003e Or a child building a Lego set?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat is the act of translation?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIs it making a patchwork quilt, bit by bit?\u003cbr\u003e A monster?\u003cbr\u003e A polygamous marriage?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomersaulting through a curious, bewildering, often humorous set of metaphors, award-winning translator Daisy Rockwell navigates her quest to seek the perfect metaphor for the art of translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMixed Metaphors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is served as a series of puzzling questions with no easy answers. Yet, nestled in these pages is a profound philosophy of translation crafted by a celebrated translator and writer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing an assemblage of creative non-fiction, poems, journal entries, alongside original, previously unpublished illustrations by Rockwell, this book is a rare collectible for lovers of literature in translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47954609897623,"sku":"9789361316678","price":325.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789361316678.webp?v=1782550142","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mixed-metaphors-the-art-of-translation-9789361316678","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}