New memoir about languages

[Moshen]

I saw a review of a book called Immersion: A Linguist's Memoir, and I thought some forum members might find it interesting.  It seems to have a lot to do with the profession of being a translator;  with learning little-spoken languages, and with personal lessons learned by learning other languages.

https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/01/review-immersion-a-linguist-s-memoir-by-linda-murphy-marshall/

 

I have a to-read list a mile long, so if you do read it, please report back and let us know what you think!

[Moshen]

Saw another interesting article about translations, particularly from Asian languages.  It involves a translation press that will soon be publishing its works in the US.  Here is a provocative quote:

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It [Tilted Axis Press] published a book on the art of translation, which explores the way colonial legacies have shaped literary translation, and features essays from 24 writers and translators. The anthology, “Violent Phenomena,” is now taught at university translation programs in the United States and Britain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/books/tilted-axis-books-translation.html

I'm intrigued by this idea of colonialism affecting translation.  Most obviously, politics and history affect what gets translated, but I suspect there's more to this concept than that.