Translating Myself And Others - Jhumpa Lahiri

Luminous Essays On Translation And Self-translation By An Award-winning Writer And Literary Translator Translating Myself And Others Is A Collection Of Candid And Disarmingly Personal Essays By Pulitzer Prizendash;winning Author Jhumpa Lahiri, Who Reflects On Her Emerging Identity As A Translator As Well As A Writer In Two Languages. With Subtlety And Emotional Immediacy, Lahiri Draws On Ovidrsquo;s Myth Of Echo And Narcissus To Explore The Distinction Between Writing And Translating, And Provides A Close Reading Of Passages From Aristotlersquo;s Poetics To Talk More Broadly About Writing, Desire, And Freedom. She Traces The Theme Of Translation In Antonio Gramscirsquo;s Prison Notebooks And Takes Up The Question Of Italo Calvinorsquo;s Popularity As A Translated Author.