{"product_id":"mixed-metaphors-the-art-of-translation","title":"Mixed Metaphors: The Art of Translation","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho is a translator?\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it mean to be a translator?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIs she a musician interpreting a score?\u003cbr\u003eIs he a conductor leading an orchestra?\u003cbr\u003eOr a child building a Lego set?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat is the act of translation?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIs it making a patchwork quilt, bit by bit?\u003cbr\u003eA monster?\u003cbr\u003eA polygamous marriage?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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an assemblage of creative non-fiction, poems, journal entries, alongside original, previously unpublished illustrations by Rockwell, this book is a rare collectible for lovers of literature in translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-collapse\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43294583816227,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3607\/9395\/files\/812QVopffiL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782905039","url":"https:\/\/champaca.in\/products\/mixed-metaphors-the-art-of-translation","provider":"Champaca Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}