{"id":2298,"date":"2020-11-30T09:03:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T08:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/blog\/famous-translators-best-italian-foreign-translators\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T12:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T11:25:14","slug":"famous-translators-best-italian-foreign-translators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/en\/magazine\/famous-translators-best-italian-foreign-translators\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous translators in Italy and abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Translating a novel<\/strong> is often the ultimate dream of young hopefuls looking to become professional translators one day. In fact, literary translation is often what gives translators the most satisfaction, allowing them to become something near to full-blown authors. <strong>Translating fiction<\/strong> involves creating a text that\u2019s a work of genius in its own right, and one that possesses the dignity of an original novel, even if it \u2018derives\u2019 from another.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Literary translators<\/strong> do a lot of research before getting started on a translation, and at times have to step into the shoes of linguists, archaeologists, historians and even actors in order to understand a text and make it their own. We\u2019ve compiled a list of some of the best translators in Italy and abroad, who have allowed works of great literary merit to travel beyond the borders of their native lands.<\/p>\n<h2>Italy\u2019s most famous translators<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ilide Carmignani<\/strong> is one of the most experienced translators in Italy. In business for over thirty years, she translates from Spanish into Italian and has allowed Italian readers to get lost in worlds created by the likes of Lu\u00ecs Sepulveda, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia M\u00e0rquez and many more. Carmignani has previously said she always reads novels out loud to get used to their rhythm before translating them into Italian. What\u2019s more, her <strong>initial drafts<\/strong> tend to be full of Spanish words, which she slowly \u2018dilutes\u2019 in subsequent versions, so that she can absorb the feel and meaning of the Spanish words before rendering them in her own language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vincenzo Mantovani<\/strong> translates from English into Italian and has grappled with some true literary giants, including Hemingway and Mark Twain. His translation strategy goes completely against the tide compared to his colleagues: Mantovani prefers not to read his novels beforehand, choosing instead to get stuck into the process of translation right away. By doing so, he is able to \u2018enjoy\u2019 the plot as it unfolds and thereby weave his own passion into the translation.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, a famous translator who definitely does read the entire novel before getting started is<strong> Delfina Vezzoli<\/strong>, who has translated authors such as Don DeLillo and has won the Zanichelli Prize. In her own words, Vezzoli likes to make sure she\u2019s not going to find any nasty surprises on her desk. She also confesses to having a particular penchant for complex storylines, which force her to grapple with an enormous number of choices as a translator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Giovanni Arduino<\/strong> is Stephen King\u2019s dedicated Italian translator, with whom he shares quite a similar music taste, given that both are fans of the Ramones, Bruce Springsteen and AC\/DC. For Arduino, a deep understanding of the author\u2019s cultural background is essential to the translation process.<\/p>\n<h2>The translator who\u2019s been hiding in plain sight: Haruki Murakami<\/h2>\n<p>Famous for being one of the most well-known Japanese authors in the world,<strong> Murakami<\/strong> worked as a literary translator from English into Japanese for some time, experimenting with the likes of John Irving, Truman Capote, Paul Theroux and JD Salinger.<\/p>\n<p>The most fascinating story regarding Murakami concerns his version of <em>The Catcher in the Rye<\/em>. When Murakami\u2019s<strong> Japanese translation<\/strong> was published, the book topped the sales charts for weeks, despite Salinger\u2019s novel being written some seventy years ago and being incredibly famous. It may have been around for almost 100 years, but in 2002, Murakami was able to successfully \u2018resurrect\u2019 Salinger\u2019s novel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translating a novel is often the ultimate dream of young hopefuls looking to become professional translators one day. In fact, literary translation is often what gives translators the most satisfaction, allowing them to become something near to full-blown authors. 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