Found in Translation

Chapter 4: Sharing Stories and Spreading Religion in Translation
1
. Quotes provided by Linda Asher in an interview the authors conducted in November 2011.
2
. Quotes provided by Martin de Haan in an interview the authors conducted in September 2011.
3
. In the United States, the leading association for literary translators is the American Literary
Translators Association (ALTA); see www.utdallas.edu/alta.
4
. For the full study of the Conseil Européen des Associations de Traducteurs Littéraires, see
www.ceatl.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/surveyuk.pdf.
5
. See Janine Yasovant, “The Mystery of Agatha Christie in Thailand,” Scene 4 Magazine, December
2007; www.archives.scene4 .com/dec-2007/html/janineyasovant1207.html.
6
. See the full text of the Berne Convention on Protection of Artistic and Literary Works at

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www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/trtdocs_wo001.html.
7
. See Denys Johnson-Davies and Najib Mahfuz, Memories in Translation: A Life between the Lines of
Arabic Literature (Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2006).
8
. An interview with Denys Johnson-Davies is available at
http://arablit.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/denys-johnson-davies-on-translation-no-he-doesnt-like-it.
9
. Quotes provided by Aida Marcuse in an interview the authors conducted in September 2011.
10
. For a review from a reader who actually prefers the Spanish translation to the English original, see
www.amazon.com/review/RHIXJ8CK1CHZB/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1880507013.
11
. To view the many works of the poets translated by the Poetry Translation Centre in their workshops,
visit www.poetrytranslation.org.
12
. To see more poems written by María Clara Sharupi and to hear her reading them aloud in the Shuar
language, visit www.poetrytranslation.org/poets/Maria_Clara_Sharupi_Jua.
13
. The full webcast of Charles Simic’s talk is available at
www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4 333.
14
. See Sangkeun Kim, Strange Names of God: The Missionary Translation of the Divine Name and
the Chinese Responses to Matteo Ricci’s “Shangti” in Late Ming China, 1583–1644 (New York:
Peter Lang Publications, 2005).
15
. See Jost O. Zetzsche, The Bible in China: The History of the Union Version or the Culmination of
Protestant Missionary Bible Translation in China (Bonn, Germany: Institut Monumenta Serica,
1999), p. 84 .
16
. Ibid., pp. 72–84 .
17
. Ibid., pp. 82–90.
18
. Ibid., pp. 26–31.
19
. See Robert Hayward, Saint Jerome’s Hebrew Questions on Genesis (Oxford, UK: Oxford
University Press, 1999).
20
. For challenging and modern views on religious translation, we recommend Israeli documentary
filmmaker Nurith Aviv’s Language film trilogy: Misafa Lesafa (From Language to Language, 2004 ),
Langue sacrée, langue parlée (Sacred Language Spoken Language, 2008), and Traduire
(Translating, 2011). Together they give a beautiful and multifaceted glance into the history of Hebrew
and the meaning of language and translation.
21
. Learn more about the project at http://84 000.co.
22
. For the formidable language-learning requirements for Buddhologists, see Kate Crosby, “What Does
Not Get Translated in Buddhist Studies and the Impact of Teaching,” in Lynne Long, ed., Translation
and Religion (Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 2005).
23
. Quotes provided by Tarif Khalidi in an interview the authors conducted in November 2011.
24
. Quotes provided by Nazeer Ahmed in an interview the authors conducted in November 2011.
25
. Sites that offer translated versions of the Koran alongside the recited Arabic version include
http://quran.com and http://listen2quran.com.
26
. See Muhammad B qir Behb d and Colin Turner, “The Translator’s Introduction,” The Quran: A
New Interpretation (London: Curzon, 1998).
27
. See Ruth Sanders, German: Biography of a Language (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010).