What’s the big deal?įor one thing, they possess that most fundamental but elusive of all writerly qualities: authority. Let’s take as an example one of the most famous lines in literature: “Call me Ishmael.” That, as I suspect you know, is the opening sentence of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” We still recognize that line, after more than 150 years. “Translation” as a human act is, like so many human acts, a far more complicated proposition than it may initially seem to be. That is, translation is not merely a job assigned to a translator expert in a foreign language, but a long, complex and even profound series of transformations that involve the writer and reader as well.
Passionate, profound and deeply moving, The Hours is Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date.FOUND IN TRANSLATION by MICHAEL CUNNINGHAMĪS the author of “Las Horas,” “Die Stunden” and “De Uren” - ostensibly the Spanish, German and Dutch translations of my book “The Hours,” but actually unique works in their own right - I’ve come to understand that all literature is a product of translation. The narrative of Woolf 's last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Richard, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend Clarissa, who strives to forge a balanced and rewarding life in spite of the demands of friends, lovers and family. In The Hours, Michael Cunningham-widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation-draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. The narrative of Woolf 's last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Richard, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend.
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