May 10, 2013
Maureen Freely on Translating Orhan Pamuk
“[Translators] are witnesses, with tales to tell. We are writers, with our own voices. Whenever we see literary culture distorted for political advantage, it matters very much that we speak.”—Maureen Freely, from “Misreading Orhan Pamuk” In her essay “Misreading Orhan...