Fascinating Facets of Translation

Abstract

This essay reviews Jhumpa Lahiri’s book Translating Myself and Others (2022), published by Princeton University Press. Using a wide range of examples, both contemporary and classical, Lahiri offers a remarkable theory of translation. Whereas the book cites several western sources as the book engages with the Italian and the English language, its explicit focus on the theme of translation recalls the notion of dhvani that is central to Sanskrit literature.

Keywords

• translation
• language
• belonging