{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-translation-9780300292336","title":"The Philosophy of Translation","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deep dive into the nature of translation from one of its most acclaimed practitioners\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Searls's philosophy is ultimately one of freedom--to move beyond mere equivalence, to translate how a text communicates rather than simply what it says.\"--Max Norman, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Avoiding theoretical debates and clichéd metaphors, award-winning translator Damion Searls has written a fresh, approachable, and convincing account of what translation really is and what translators actually do. As the translator of sixty books from multiple languages, Searls has spent decades grappling with words on the most granular level: nouns and verbs, accents on people's names, rhymes, rhythm, \"untranslatable\" cultural nuances. Here, he connects a wealth of specific examples to larger philosophical issues of reading and perception. Translation, he argues, is fundamentally a way of reading--but reading is much more than taking in information, and translating is far from a mechanical process of converting one word to another. This sharp and inviting exploration of the theory and practice of translation is for anyone who has ever marveled at the beauty, force, and movement of language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damion Searls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.54w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300292336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamion Searls\u003c\/b\u003e studied philosophy at Harvard and is a prominent translator from German, Norwegian, French, and Dutch, including of books by Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Rilke, Proust, Kielland, Jelinek, Schwitters, Mann, Modiano, and Fosse. His own books include the novel \u003ci\u003eAnalog Days\u003c\/i\u003e, the poetry volume \u003ci\u003eThe Mariner's Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Inkblots\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the Rorschach test and biography of its creator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Damion Searls \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48641379565725,"sku":"9780300292336","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0acc33ce-f0c3-46c3-8e25-40072b1ea19f.jpg?v=1784107966","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-translation-9780300292336","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}